> The whole damn situation is a mess with no way out.
I think there are definitely ways out, just not ones that please everyone involved.
I for one don't even understand what Toronto as a city does (I've lived here for 20+ years).
What valuable services does Toronto provide? I see bank skyscrapers downtown, some tourist attractions and a whole lot of people sitting in offices that need not be downtown, doing dubious work that largely need not be done or that can be automated with a bit of effort.
Am I way off here? For me, it's not just real estate that's gone mad, it's the world economy that enables this crazy existence of cities that produce nothing and yet millions of people live in them.
That's been my impression as well, but it feels like a terribly inefficient setup.
It's almost like trying to write software with every member of the team spending 9/10 of their time jockeying for power, with the product being an afterthought no one gives much credence to.
That's what living has felt like thus far - people are completely engulfed in making sure they get theirs (work at FAANG on these forums), followed by making sure their kids get theirs. At some point, there's got to be someone who says hey, you know this rat race is human made and we can totally try something else right?
I think there are definitely ways out, just not ones that please everyone involved.
I for one don't even understand what Toronto as a city does (I've lived here for 20+ years).
What valuable services does Toronto provide? I see bank skyscrapers downtown, some tourist attractions and a whole lot of people sitting in offices that need not be downtown, doing dubious work that largely need not be done or that can be automated with a bit of effort.
Am I way off here? For me, it's not just real estate that's gone mad, it's the world economy that enables this crazy existence of cities that produce nothing and yet millions of people live in them.