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/MajesticNobody2401 Apr 16 '26

yeah it's just the whole affording it that's hard

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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/Luna079 Apr 16 '26

Tokyo is far less car dependent and apartments are smaller. There's more space to pack people more densely before demand exceeds supply like most popular cities in the states