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Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 12, 2025

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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Forgive me, I thought you were arguing for density. Partly from pattern recognition, partly because you appeared to be expecting resistance from people who 'live in large single-family homes in locales whose character would be damaged by large-scale construction'.

I don't think I've ever seen people arguing for less density, or for replacing awful postwar buildings. I always thought this kind of thing didn't happen because left-wingers are pro-density on principle and builders are pro-density on profit grounds. I think that people in general would be more keen on this, and would be more keen to suspend environmental concerns if the results looked good.