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>>halduj+(OP)
A city is more than a rental market -- it's also a community. This is where all the-market-fixes-everything kind of arguments fall short. Unfettered development would eventually stack Berlin with enough housing but the disruption to people's lives would be immense; and Berlin would lose much of the charm and character that has drawn so many people there to begin with.

A city is one part market and one part enchanted forest.

>>solids+Tv
I absolutely agree. It's ironic that we move to the places we fall in love with, only to modify them to our own needs. But this is the history of cities. It should always be up to local communities to accept or reject us. In a way, you can measure the strength of local culture by how it assimilates outsiders. Conversely, you can probably gauge the strength of an outside culture by how resistant it is to local assimilation. Of course, purchasing power speaks many languages.

>>wrongc+7z
It's a bit like tourism. You travel to see the places which get destroyed by you being there...