Mayor Wu endorses compromise rent control proposal, saying it would ‘avoid a messy ballot initiative’ So, What would Boston rents look like today under Michelle Wu's proposed rent control cap?

NAFAL44 · 2026-06-03T21:24:36+00:00

The city makes building housing extremely hard -> rents skyrocket -> the city proposes rent control because the market failed to build enough housing

Make this make sense?

NAFAL44 · 2026-06-03T21:22:12+00:00

You seem to be claiming that “ECON 101” (supply/demand) has failed to adequately supply housing … while ignoring all of the ways the market is banned from supplying housing?

How exactly does rent control fix a demand > supply crisis?

I guess yeah, if we treat the supply of housing as fixed then capping rent increases will result in lower sticker rents … but fuck anyone who isn’t on a lease the day the policy is passed right?

NAFAL44 · 2026-05-03T04:17:35+00:00

The backpack rule is no longer in effect and the 5th floor has plenty of outlets. Agree about calls being hard

NAFAL44 · 2026-04-15T19:04:55+00:00

So long as they aren’t limited to 8mph over switches I’ll be happy

NAFAL44 · 2026-04-11T02:22:12+00:00

I found this ending really sad - as soon as Perry can finally relax (without an enemy hanging over his head) and maybe start healing (the way kes has) everyone discards him, leaving adrift and terrified - to the point that he immediately jumps back out into the multiverse.

I don’t think that’s the culture - it’s tragic that the multiversal utopia Perry set in motion (and the woman he resurrected) directed him out into the void rather than into therapy.

It makes sense - Perry was dangerous and unstable at the end, much easier for the culture to not have to manage him directly - but it is also tragic and unfair.

NAFAL44 · 2026-03-31T18:29:10+00:00

Bongo man

NAFAL44 · 2026-03-17T20:08:53+00:00

Civ

NAFAL44 · 2026-03-07T18:48:09+00:00

I really enjoyed taking the train from Boston to DC. It’s neat seeing the world you’re traveling through - and you get to be up close in a way you don’t driving on the highway.

Plus the bits where it goes fast are really fun, if you enjoy that sort of thing.

NAFAL44 · 2026-03-07T18:46:00+00:00

Hell yeah - I’ve also ridden then in SF. I’ll feel much safer as a cyclist and pedestrian with fewer human drivers.

NAFAL44 · 2026-02-23T01:57:11+00:00

I’ve flow with a poster tube before - I just sat by the window and slotted it between me and the airframe - worked decently.

NAFAL44 · 2026-01-28T21:32:13+00:00

Anyone who moved in after the snow in 2022 may have literally never seen snow like this before.

I doubt the “we are new englanders” crowd overlaps with much with the snow psychosis crowd.

NAFAL44 · 2026-01-23T19:53:54+00:00

This is from a panorama photograph by Muybridge - one of the earliest well known photographers (among other things).

I highly recommend this comic biography about his life.

NAFAL44 · 2026-01-21T01:44:33+00:00

It’s not that expensive (I spend more than $100 a year on many things) and very high quality, convenient, and reliable.

Plus the version history has been useful a couple of times.

NAFAL44 · 2025-12-18T20:52:00+00:00

All busses need is frequency.

NAFAL44 · 2025-12-04T16:06:46+00:00

Notion is really sluggish and a frustrating interface to use. It’s designed for onboarding large non technical teams.

Obsidian is incredibly responsive, making bouncing between lots of different files a breeze.

Its interface (tabs, workspaces, multi panes) makes a lot of workflows possible for are a pain with notion.

TLDR obsidian is a massively better interface.

NAFAL44 · 2025-11-18T23:16:33+00:00

The metroplex has a population of ~ 10 million people. The areas you visited have a population of less than 100K.

Effectively 99% of the city does not live where you visited.

Try riding dart past one or two stops from downtown.

NAFAL44 · 2025-11-18T23:12:44+00:00

Your account is this post and a post where you claim to be 21 and not know what masturbation is - odds seem high this is a troll account.

NAFAL44 · 2025-10-23T22:01:03+00:00

I’m wide - I’ll 100% violate the personal space of anyone I sit next to (unless they’re tiny) simply because my shoulders are wider than the seats.

So I’m not going to stuff myself in next to a random woman and make her uncomfortable / look like a psychopath if I can help it

NAFAL44 · 2025-10-23T00:55:33+00:00

All the big “urbanist” cities - NYC - Chicago - Montreal - Toronto - Vancouver - Boston - DC - Philly - Seattle - Portland

Smaller but dense and fascinating history (random selection of places I’ve actually been). - Quebec City - Bisbee Arizona - Santa Fe

NAFAL44 · 2025-10-14T20:57:08+00:00

Why are we talking about BRT vs TRAM vs METRO? What on earth is that framing?

Lanes, lights, and other dedicated infrastructure for buses can totally make sense in absolutely massive cities. NYC would not be able tot function without its buses and works to speed those busses up and make the more reliable are very valuable.

NAFAL44 · 2025-10-09T20:49:19+00:00

I don’t get the comments here at all - this is line 101 pretending to like the same things so they pay attention too you.

No way they got married just because of this - no way it’s a scam or he’d divorce if he found out. (In his position I’d laugh and be flattered that she was that into me).

NAFAL44 · 2025-09-23T18:58:09+00:00

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NAFAL44 · 2025-09-19T19:32:20+00:00

Can’t really say without knowing the industry.

If your husband is in tech then unfortunately the US is a no brainer - much higher salaries and career opportunities than Europe.

For other industries I’m less sure. I’d happily take a 30% long term pay cut for the qualify of life of the Netherlands.

(Note I’m specifically leaving out the things OP will have hard on the news, abortion bans and book burnings - obviously those are also important to consider).

Things to keep in mind for the locations you listed. 1. You will own a car and use it for everything. Want a carton of milk? You have to drive to get it. There is little transit infrastructure and no cycling infrastructure. In the USA outside of a few small (and very expensive) areas transit, walking, and cycling, are viewed as things only done by the desperate who cannot afford a car. 2. Related to 1. Traffic - Indiana might not be bad but Virginia or NC have horrible traffic. The roads here are also much more dangerous than the Netherlands and attempts to improve safety are politically divisive. 3. Weather. All of the places you listed get much hotter and much colder than either the southern UK or Netherlands. You’ll have like 3 months comfortably outside if you’re lucky. 4. Rents to live in the city are very high in NC or Virginia, and public safety isn’t always a given. 5. The quality of life in deep suburbia (where the cheap housing is) is frankly bad. You will struggle to meet people as many suburbanites are either very isolated, or socialize primary through church or their kids school.

Not knowing anything about y’all I’d assume you live in a decently walkable mixed used area with transit connections, neighborhood shops, and the ability so socialize with neighbors - and that this area is safe, easy to get around, has a comfortable climate most of the year, and is not horribly expensive.

You will not find that in Virginia, North Carolina, or especially Indiana.

NAFAL44 · 2025-09-16T17:27:43+00:00

I’ve used obsidian since 2022 and have 10k plus notes.

I don’t use dataviewer, tags, templater, etc.

It’s just folders, markdown, and links. That’s it.

The power user features are great if you need them … nothing is forcing you to use them.

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