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Austin Bans Windowless Bedroom Construction

5 pointsby veggieroll8 months ago

2 comments

huijzer8 months ago
&gt; Putting profits first<p>I don’t know whether this is still about the buildings from Charlie Munger, but I don’t think the aim was solely profits.* One positive side-effect was that people would socialize more, so Charlie thought. Guess he thought wrong there.<p>*Or I have grossly misjudged Charlie. Sure, he was still aiming to get a nice return at 99, but there seemed to also be some philentrophy happing.
veggieroll8 months ago
Title edited to fit HN limit. The original title is:<p>College students in Austin, Texas, have dwelled in windowless rooms for years − here’s why the city finally decided to ban them