Subnostr

some of the wooden buildings in Trondheim were in serious need of maintenance. i was told by my friend that some landlords just want them to collapse so they can build something new there that will make them more money. "it's capitalism" he said.

also, the city is growing and there's only so many people you can fit in such relatively small buildings. in terms of housing needs, it makes sense to tear down the old stuff and buy up farmland to turn it into condominiums, malls and parking lots.

it just doesn't make me happy to see that though. that's not what i want around me. but when a place stops growing, it quickly goes stale and starts fading until it's a ghost town.

Thorwegian (old account) 2y ago

it's understandable that homeowners in villa areas aren't too happy when the city wants to zone the neighbouring plot for condominiums. they're pretty ugly and impersonal. i don't like them either.

but where are you supposed to house everyone who is now migrating to the cities? the trend is clear. globally, fewer and fewer people live in rural areas, and just a few years ago, the world flipped to mostly being urban.

when you say "ordinary people" now, they're more likely to live in a condo in a city than a single family home in the countryside.

and just recently, "average person" flipped from being Chinese to being Indian. population growth has slowed down in China but not in India.

i guess i like places with people and events in them, but not to the point where they're overcrowded.

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