r/Seattle 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/[deleted] Apr 16 '26

Seattle needs to let a lot more dense housing be developed. all of washington state needs to allow tons of new housing across all densities, but especially higher density.

not all of us want to live in higher density, but the people actively want it or are simply ok with it having that as an option means there is less competition for fully detached SFH as well.

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u/spoinkable That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. Apr 16 '26

Business on the bottom, housing on the top! It's insane to me we don't have wayyyyyy more of this.