• glimse@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    That’s not really relevant though, is it? The US expansion was wide, they weren’t trying to house a bunch of people in an existing city.

    And like it says, those are basically slums.

    • DougPiranha42@lemmy.world
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      4 个月前

      Some are slums, some are decent. It’s not irrelevant, because you specifically said the US housing is unique because it was built fast. America was not built out in a rush in 10 years while millions were without homes, it was populated gradually over 4-5 centuries. That is a long time compared to the average lifespan of a house. The availability of lumber is a much bigger factor than speed.

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        4 个月前

        I also said “wide” in that same sentence. You are comparing mass housing in a small area to single family homes spread across a large area and the stereotype comes from single family homes.

        The US has plenty of multifamily buildings made with prefabbed concrete, they’re just in densely-populated areas

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            4 个月前

            …what are you talking about, Doug? Where did I say anything about San Francisco?

            Do you know anything about construction or American history?