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That's like saying, "why do people even hear their house when they could just purchase a second home in the tropics instead?"

It's not always feasible to buy a new house to solve a problem.

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We did not buy a new house. We did a renovation which is likely cheaper than this one.

This is the second HN thread I'm reading today where somebody's response to an article is "this is not a solution for me personally, so therefore it's not a good idea." Seems like a strange way to interpret information.

It is an anecdote, but it's also arguably a relevant point of: The cost of having someone able to live on one floor even with renovations is likely cheaper and safer than installing a novel transportation system.

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