A friendly reminder that having house prices drop in one segment of one market doesn’t equate to affordability improving across the board.
Few are building homes that target the needs of half of the population, or those whose income sits below the median.
That’s a good doggo.
We were promised one thing, right?! Where’s our jet packs?
Oh that sweet pup! And thank you!
I’ve long wanted a private jet so that when I say “I’ve gotta jet,” I can mean it literally.
Great piece. Something’s got to change.
Thank you so much!
I've inherited generational trauma - not wealth. I've never had Baby Fever but I had House Fever for yeaaaars.
There's real mourning that comes from realizing that it'll never happen for you. And as David points out, in our current climate, even if you DO get that house, the vibes are off.
Thank you!
"Housing unaffordability is an indictment of this country."
I experience housing-related depression and today has been one of those days. This is not a terribly hopeful piece, but it really helps to hear any homeowner acknowledge, in a realistic way, that change is needed.
Not just a national problem! This touches on several themes of my PhD. The importance of housing has had Welsh language activist groups calling for a total overhaul of the economic system for decades… but the way the market treats housing is a problem even when one takes community out of it.
Want to talk about renewing democracy, and making citizens a real part of it? Then check out this Tyee article about Democracy's Second Act with @davidmoscrop.com, and then register for the event tonight at the VPL with @jenstden.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
What’s impressive is not that your brain stops working under the influence of AI, but how quickly.
By far.
I absolutely do! It’s sadly gone. But it has a new home.
Thanks my friend.
Thank you!
You couldn’t find a better word to describe our current state than “complacent.”
But treating democracy as inevitable is risky because self-government is anything but set-it-and-forget-it, writes @davidmoscrop.com.
Moscrop interviews authors Peter MacLeod and Richard Johnson. #canpoli
When I talk to people about politics, I rarely find someone who is truly apathetic. But I find people who are alienated from politics all the time.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/is-anyone-...
A few years ago, I bought a house with the aim of making it my home. I succeeded. But I also became part of a serious national problem, and shame.
thewalrus.ca/i-bought-a-h...
The first one arrived smashed and it took me two years to finally sort out, on my end, getting another one?
I bought a prop replica from the actual mold and it's amazing.
Barely scratched her!
I'm on the train and I'm re-reading one of my favourite pieces. I can't recommend this enough.
What happened to the Maltese Falcon?
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
Hungarians are going to the polls today, and they look set to oust strongman Viktor Orbàn.
With more than five hours to go before the polls close, voter turnout is already nearly 55% vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026?filt...
"Like common lands privatized for profit or industrial pollution socializing costs, surveillance glasses turn our public life —parks, pubs, cafés, the outside world— into a negative externality. Private gain is built on degeneration of a shared commons".
@davidmoscrop.com
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What do you know? My reading goals are not on track — but hopefully that will change now that I’m done writing a book.
Every few months I put together a list of upcoming tech books you might want to check out. The newest one was just published!
Avi Lewis is the new federal NDP leader — but his election is drawing fire from, well, the NDP.
@davidmoscrop.com joins @maxfawcett.bsky.social to sort out the internecine fight that's kicking off Lewis' tenure.
Thank you!