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1. petetnt · 1790683028 · focus · HN ↗

   Maybe it helps that 50 years ago people could actually afford to buy things like big houses where to throw parties at.

   1. sarchertech · 1790683332 · focus · HN ↗

      Take a look at this graph <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aei.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2016&#x2F;06&#x2F;housing1.png?x16878" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aei.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2016&#x2F;06&#x2F;housing1.png?...

      1. jagged-chisel · 1790683672 · focus · HN ↗

         Says nothing about affordability

         1. sarchertech · 1790685164 · focus · HN ↗

            Home ownership rates are higher than they were in 1975 though and the number of people living in single family homes is close to what it was in 1975 (a little lower but the same as it was in 1955).

            Do the vast majority of people have more space for entertaining than in 1975.

      2. duskdozer · 1790684144 · focus · HN ↗

         Housing prices also more than doubled in real terms in the period of that graph <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;QUSR628BIS" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;QUSR628BIS

         1. sarchertech · 1790685187 · focus · HN ↗

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49892107">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49892107

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