By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026As with "efficiency," there's nothing wrong with "growth" (indeed, "de-growth" is a terrible slogan and a giant self-own for the climate movement). 1171
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026To smash gouging landlords, we need to grow the supply of housing stock, but if we flatten this to mean "number (of new condos) go up," we'll end up with a city full of half-built buy-to-rent condos that no one wants to pay for, much less live in: www.mpamag.com/ca/mortgage-...mpamag.comToronto condo buyers abandon units worth less than they paidDevelopers and banks scramble to offer financing solutions as buyers struggle to secure mortgages 3201
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026We need "growth" of batteries, solar panels, sea-walls, heat-pumps, insulation and recycling plants. We need "growth" of controlled burns, medical services, and gender-affirming care. We need "growth" of federated social media and non-American alternatives to productivity software. 1354
Solilequn @selwyndavis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We need a cap on ownership. Building more is a gift to developers, lenders and investors. We need to change the environment to make homes not perfectly suited as an investment vehicle. 010
Casmarius @casmarius.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Growing supply is not necessarily a solution, as that inventory could easily be gobbled up by the concentrated wealth of rental companies. Illegalizing businesses from owning family housing, or holding unoccupied residential properties would boost sales. We could restrict the right to property. 182
