The role of tech is no different than any other industry. The problems were created by politicians making bad decisions. Easier to blame tech than fix things.
> The role of tech is no different than any other industry.
I agree with this. Doesn’t mean industry shares no blame.
The solution to a lot of problems here are more high density housing. The way you get that is taxes and eminent domain to tear down and rebuild. But that will weaken current SF residents political power, so they fight against it. Pushing labor out of the city removes their power to affect change.
The only point I'd bring up about the tech industry is the SF residents putting up these barriers are often old time tech folks that "made it".
I think Seattle has some of the same issues, but at least seams to be handling things a lot better.
Can we try not making it illegal to build densely on the property you own first? The government doesn’t need to do anything; no tax breaks or incentives. It just needs to stop taking the opinion that any amount of profit taken by a real estate developer is necessarily immoral.
The municipality controls housing and homeless policy. The state controls the mental healthcare system. The feds allowed the opium epidemic.
If we want to focus on solutions, talking about the tech industry is a distraction.