On: Digital real estate and the digital housing crisis

[vanusa]

How anyone can call this a "crisis" is beyond me.

[jl2718 → vanusa]

What’s the difference? Nobody has a life or death need to be in Manhattan or San Francisco either.

[vanusa → jl2718]

Housing has always been a "life or death" need for everyone, everywhere.

Like the people who were already living in those places, long before you-know-who tried to move there.

[verdverm → jl2718]

Housing IRL protects you from the elements is one. It also serves as a place to store and cook sustenance.

Moving IRL takes money, time, and effort. There are more physical connections and restrictions, or at least hurdles to moving IRL.

[maplant → jl2718]

If you don’t have a car and/or money you don’t have an option to go any place else

[sudosysgen → jl2718]

Many people would risk sizeable hardship to move out from their support networks.

[dqpb → vanusa]

Read the article!

> a period of exciting growth suddenly grinds to a halt once scalpers corner precious digital property and keep it out of the hands of those who actually want to play the damn game

It’s a “crisis” in the context of the game, and it mirrors real life market dynamics.

[vanusa → dqpb]

I meant like, IRL.

[Talanes → vanusa]

Well, if you find anyone calling it a crisis IRL, why don't you ask them?