The research firm’s top property economist likens the decline in office demand to what malls have experienced over the last six years—and sees a similar outcome.

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    While coverting offices to living spaces would be good for cities, there’s no lack of living spaces.

    There’s just a glut of dragons hoarding them.

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      No idea if this is a common turn of phrase or your invention, but I love the “dragon” reference. People get so upset when I tell them we should “eat the rich”, but not even Gaston is against killing dragons that are hoarding the village’s wealth and killing our children!

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        People get so upset when I tell them we should “eat the rich”

        And then they vote for genocidal fascists without feeling the slightest pang of conscience. Honest libertarian pacifists, they ain’t.

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          that’s because murdering and killing the poor and dark skinned is completely morally acceptable.

          but killing one white billionaire is a unacceptable tragedy.