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jick 2 months ago
I spent the last 36 hours in Barelcelona at a conference for my job. I met quite a few young professionals who say it's increasingly hard to live in the city due to excessive cost of renting a place to live. Ex-patriot tech workers with incomes double those employed by domestic companies can afford much higher rents and have bid-up the rental market ( of course facilitated by landlords and agencies). It's a huge shame we are doing this to the young professionals entering their careers who should be putting in the base layer of their careers and finances (I know, I know .. at least they have jobs ..). Can't help feeling this is a result of the financialisation of housing - something we all need and a basic requirement in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. This is happening in many places for sure... not just Barcelona, perhaps it's just the first time I heard young professional people attest to this. Housing should not be a store of value and a means of wealth creation. It is a key source of inequality and it needs to stop.
jick 4 months ago
Loving the Jack Mallers Show podcast! Here's a little visual recap of the last episode. image
jick 4 months ago
Bitcoin, not Crypto! Sing it loud! 🔊
jick 4 months ago
A fun little song I made about the state of the Bitcoin space :)