Notices by :LibreSolutionsNetwork: Gabriel (gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network)

@dcent ECSA?

@Galahad
Find the thing you can finish the quickest.
Then finish the next thing.

@Galahad
Either you're too overwhelmed and need a break to refocus, or you need to analyze the problem more and divide it into smaller achievable parts.

Both situations are hard to tell apart from each other at the time.

@dcent
To me it's a tad ironic, because many of the people who vocally argue HOAs are the worst thing ever, are often themselves the very same busybodies when it comes to expression online.

When someone's moral framework boils down to "rules for thee, but not for me" I can't take anything they say seriously.

@dcent
Home owner association.
In essence it's a very tiny government for your community. They take fees to fund management, regulations and services.

They get a lot of flack because as the photo points out, if your neighbor disagrees with your choice of decoration it may fall under one of these regulations for example.

@wjmaggos
This is the only good take I've seen on that debacle.

There are no criticisms of HOAs that don't apply to governments across the board.

If a HOA has too much power over your life, why would you support one with a standing army and a money-printer?

@wjmaggos
I disagree with his criticisms of a fixed money supply but I agree with his original point: supply matters.

On housing, Belinda Carr has an interesting video arguing against a shortage of housing. Instead she effectively argues that the entire market has been warped by financial markets and awful incentives.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=77g6jRBG1cI

I could nitpick and argue that housing isn't perfectly fungible, but I think she raises a lot of valid and important points.

I didn't believe these were real. 🤣