• DougPiranha42@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Some are slums, some are decent. It’s not irrelevant, because you specifically said the US housing is unique because it was built fast. America was not built out in a rush in 10 years while millions were without homes, it was populated gradually over 4-5 centuries. That is a long time compared to the average lifespan of a house. The availability of lumber is a much bigger factor than speed.

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      3 days ago

      I also said “wide” in that same sentence. You are comparing mass housing in a small area to single family homes spread across a large area and the stereotype comes from single family homes.

      The US has plenty of multifamily buildings made with prefabbed concrete, they’re just in densely-populated areas

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          2 days ago

          …what are you talking about, Doug? Where did I say anything about San Francisco?

          Do you know anything about construction or American history?