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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meanwhile, there was an obit in WAPO today.  61 year old woman who had a three level home.  She lived in the home with two of her children and seven grandchildren.  That is a total of 10 people.  In addition, she rented out two rooms (no numbers given.)  So, there had to be a MINIMUM of 12 people living in her house.  In addition, she had a child care center.

This is pretty dense.  So, we build high density buildings.  Where are you going to put a family of ten?[/quote]

I think that you're confused about the difference between "density" and "crowding."

Also, is the idea that all housing is unsuitable unless it can accommodate 12 people and a child care center?[/quote]

Ahhh...the Density Bros back with their smoke and mirrors shifting the discussion from 'density' (all of the experts are pointing to density) to their new term of choice 'crowding'.

Do the Density Bros understand that with increased density comes increased crowding? The Density Bros like to envision that 'smart density' solves crowding that has roots in culture beyond economic needs.

Look at the 'state of the art' DC family short term housing. It is designed to create a crowding situation with shared dining areas and bathrooms. [/quote]

I'm not any kind of bro.

If you oppose crowding, then oppose crowding. But to complain, on the one hand, that they're only building efficiencies and 1 BR apartments for entitled millennials to live by themselves - which actually reduces crowding and infectious-disease transmission - and then on the other hand, that building more housing increases crowding and infectious-disease transmission, that's just foolish.[/quote]

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