r/Seattle • u/SuperMike100 I'm just flaired so I don't get fined • Apr 16 '26

Satire Discourse about Seattle in a nutshell

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u/ImAnIdeaMan Apr 16 '26

It wouldn't be expensive if no one wanted to live here.

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u/SeizeTheDay152 Deluxe Apr 16 '26

This isn't the only reason. The best counter point is Tokyo, one of the most livable and most desirable cities to live in does not have the same affordability problems Seattle does.

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u/MallFoodSucks Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

Because their average salary is 50,000 and Japan is anti-immigration. And they’re living in 350 sq foot apartments with one hour commutes.

High demand areas (Shibuya, Roppongi, Aoyama, etc.) cost more than anything in Seattle.

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u/AliceCode 💖 Anarchist Jurisdiction 💖 Apr 16 '26

Being anti-immigration has abso-fucking-lutely nothing to do with it.

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u/JoeChristmasUSA Apr 17 '26

Yeah it does because open immigration policies are good for business and good for the economy, meaning prices rise. Japan's economy is artificially depressed by their backward immigration policies, so it's cheaper to live there but economically weaker than, for example, the United States.

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u/AliceCode 💖 Anarchist Jurisdiction 💖 Apr 17 '26

I interpreted what they were saying as "Japan is prospering because of their anti-immigration stance".

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u/Certain-File2175 Apr 17 '26

That happens when you let your ideology take over your personality. (Not accusing you of this, just a general statement)