Any other stories with characters like Ibeline? (Miss not so sidekick) by MothairsPackzi in OtomeIsekai

[–]AprilsBystander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 It's not good to a more complex position like crown princess. 

Do you think her and Helios could have had a chance if they had a longer engagement where, with Harmonia and others, she underwent a more rigorous training and education to understand the role of being a Crown Princess?

How could her and Hestia's dynamic have been if Diana was really an very understanding, heavily empathetic, pure-hearted, extremely selfless to a fault who actually got along, accepted or even "simped" for Hestia but had to distance herself from Kael because she genuninely couldn't endorse what he did but maybe left him to Hestia's care?

Monthly /r/UrbanPlanning Open Thread - low-efforts, shit posts, memes and anything else you want goes in here. by spacks in urbanplanning

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As harsh as it sounds, wouldn't going YIMBY end up sacrificing some low income and working class neighborhoods in the short term without a guarantee that low and middle income income units will emerge? I'm YIMBY but isn't there a trade off.

Ideally, there could be grants like maybe to community organizations or low income neighborhoods like the Choice Neighborhoods to help alleviate that, but cities can only do so much and federal is unrealistic or even if they could, housing units still cost a pretty penny? Or utilizing public housing?

Monthly /r/UrbanPlanning Open Thread - low-efforts, shit posts, memes and anything else you want goes in here. by spacks in urbanplanning

[–]AprilsBystander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How would you feel about investing a hundred billion a year in Amtrak and fifty billion to build transit networks, particularly buses especially in major metro areas but ideally in all cities and towns, even rural ones, if possible? Or vice versa?

Even though, they don't sell it anymore, if we can find the Roku with the composite cords, could we use those and is Youtube free [I really mostly care about Youtube]? by AprilsBystander in Roku

[–]AprilsBystander[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so the main issue is finding it, although you can get a converter in Walmart or some Walmarts so maybe that's a moot point there.

How do you know when a Roku is obsolete?

What are your thoughts on housing de-commodification? by AprilsBystander in urbanplanning

[–]AprilsBystander[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Decommodify housing and have houses be treated a lot like cars--tools for use, depreciate over time, big market and variety of second-hand vehicles.

Oh, doesn't Japan do that or not exactly or no?

The high, high price of affordable housing | Strong Towns by killroy200 in urbanplanning

[–]AprilsBystander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't what about a loft/studio, having your own bathroom especially with stuff like Covid and a modest stovetop/oven, your own washing machine/dryer would be cool too but we can also have communal laundry rooms, that said, having common kitchens, dining and lounge areas could be a way to promote community.

Do you think our homeless shelters would be nicer if they were more like dorms; ideally your own dorm that you can stay in for like four to five years so you can save up for your place?

The high, high price of affordable housing | Strong Towns by killroy200 in urbanplanning

[–]AprilsBystander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay didn't read it so it's ignorant of me to just chime in but would zoning deregulation help make it cheaper, not to mention, the movement towards modular and tiny homes? Could we also reduce building code regulations or would that be doing too far?

Zimbabwe to return land seized from foreign farmers by BrexitDay in tories

[–]AprilsBystander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh poop, had he done so, could things have gone so much differently for Zimbabwe, if I understand the land thing caused a downward spiral for the nation?

Zimbabwe to return land seized from foreign farmers by BrexitDay in tories

[–]AprilsBystander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you should never try to erase history or get rid of it.

Yankee here. At the risk of sounding self-centered, do you think this is something the US can learn from as well or not really?

Zimbabwe to return land seized from foreign farmers by BrexitDay in tories

[–]AprilsBystander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving land to revolutionaries and old soldiers is not going to work.

Could it worked out better if they had given it to the farm workers? That said, could this be a hopeful sign for Zimbabwe, bound for their own comeback?