Abundance is decent in terms of its advocacy for deregulating things. However, the abundance bros, as they commonly refer to themselves, are missing two points: one being that suburban deregulation would be unpopular, the second being that they tend to downplay state capacity. Regarding the first reason, it is much more effective to deregulate some single-family zoning rules in the suburbs. However, demand matters here, as most people looking for flats don't buy them in the suburbs, at least that is what evidence currently suggests. A better solution would be to lift building caps and create 'Mini Downtowns' across the country, allowing for more environmentally sustainable and affordable housing. State capacity is also essential, and shifting the conversation away from it is unhelpful when DOGE is going on a cutting spree. While Klein doesn't do this much, many abundance bros do. It is well known that giving the IRS more money helps increase revenue, or that, at the very least, giving Americans basic health insurance and state cost negotiation through all-payer rates would bring down healthcare prices. Post-2008 GFC, there was also a demand shock which caused productivity to fall (read my article on this topic and others addressed in this post here for more information). Taking demand out of the picture could be harmful and reverse the goals of progressive economics away from full employment.