The Deleted Scenes - New and Old #97
America’s Need for Speed Never Ends Well, The Atlantic, Adam Chandler, May 31, 2022
This is kind of what I’m thinking about when I write about “cultivating contentment.” Chandler writes, in particular, about how once a new standard of speed is set, you can never really go back. Which means, from my point of view, that you’ve permanently lost the ability, as a person and as a society, to be content with something less (but still perfectly satisfactory). I think this is something very profound, and it’s the main reason why I’m sometimes resistant to upgrade or improve my personal stuff. Read the whole thing, which also goes into the business (or lack thereof) of all this. It’s very interesting. What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?, Quanta Magazine, Scott Aaronson, June 8, 2021
This is a subject I know nothing about; I just found this piece shared, I think, at a link aggregation site. But it’s interesting and is a very good type of article—something that credits a trendy area of science or technology but cuts through the hype. Also this:
Huh. Can’t say I understand this much better after reading, but maybe that’s me! Exclusionary Zoning, But in Poor Neighborhoods, The Discourse Lounge, Darrell Owens, April 7, 2022 Owens is writing here about the idea in housing circles that poor neighborhoods should maybe be exempted from liberalized zoning, to fend off gentrification. He covers data showing that this is probably not how gentrification works. But there are also a lot of values at stake in these discussions, and here are some of his:
In other words, liberalizing zoning means the freedom to do more things with your own property, without the risk of fines or other punishments. Which is an apt view, because zoning was found constitutional based on the state’s police power. Interesting. Read the whole thing. There’s a lot here, and a lot of engagement with actual findings on the ground regarding housing and zoning. Sprawl Is Good, The Breakthrough Institute, Judge Glock, November 30, 2021
And:
As you might guess, I disagree with basically the entirety of the arguments here, as well as the framing (e.g., treating as baseline facts the very questionable notions that cities are for childless strivers or that density itself causes crime). However, I take this to be a pretty good case, such as there is, for sprawl. So it’s worth a read to see what that argument looks like done well. Related Reading: Thank you for reading! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription to help support this newsletter. You’ll get a weekly subscribers-only post, plus full access to the archive: over 500 posts and growing. And you’ll help ensure more material like this! You're currently a free subscriber to The Deleted Scenes. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |
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