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"Look at the online preachers of seduction, productivity, wellness, cryptocurrency, and the rest, and you will find extremophiles...

"Look at the online preachers of seduction, productivity, wellness, cryptocurrency, and the rest, and you will find extremophiles everywhere, filling online spaces with a cacophony of certainty," @helenlewis@twitter.com writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/internet-youtube-podcast-guru-influencers-andrew-tate/672867/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

If we really want affordable housing, we need great public spaces. Thank you@shoshannasaxe@twitter.com @globeandmail@twitter.com...

If we really want affordable housing, we need great public spaces.

Thank you
@shoshannasaxe@twitter.com
@globeandmail@twitter.com https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-if-we-really-want-affordable-housing-we-need-great-public-spaces/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

This is the definition of crisis: Metro Vancouver’s rental vacancy rate drops to near 1% causing rents to soar. ...

This is the definition of crisis:

Metro Vancouver’s rental vacancy rate drops to near 1% causing rents to soar.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/real-estate/metro-vancouvers-rental-vacancy-rate-drops-as-demand-prices-soar-cmhc-6440408 via @viawesome@twitter.com

the new social media site Post offers a new algorithm to score users' trust. Will it be effective? Is it...

the new social media site Post offers a new algorithm to score users' trust. Will it be effective? Is it trust-worthy?
@metaviv@twitter.com @RaviDataIyer@twitter.com @elipariser@twitter.com
https://post.news/article/2KT1DDExIMyClkXdM8yjUleNrYG

This is incredibly good news! Lisa Helps is named housing advisor for province of...

This is incredibly good news! Lisa Helps is named housing advisor for province of BC.
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lisa-helps-appointed-housing-advisor-bc-government

Vancouver Mayor @KenSimCity@twitter.com aims to make the city 'swagger' again — what does that mean?I say “swagger”= being...

Vancouver Mayor @KenSimCity@twitter.com aims to make the city 'swagger' again — what does that mean?

I say “swagger”= being bold enough to launch experiments to tackle the biggest challenges of our time, like housing!

Thanks for calling, @fumano@twitter.com

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/dan-fumano-sim-aims-to-make-vancouver-swagger-again-what-does-that-mean

What happens when free speech advocacy and auto sales ambitions collide? “Free-speech absolutist” @ElonMusk@twitter.com is now censoring...

What happens when free speech advocacy and auto sales ambitions collide?
“Free-speech absolutist” @ElonMusk@twitter.com is now censoring Twitter content for Indian government. https://interc.pt/3XsVHyN by @mazmhussain@twitter.com, @ryangrim@twitter.com

Twitter’s new verification system “puts rocket boosters on disinformation.”Climate change misinformation has risen 300% on Twitter...

Twitter’s new verification system “puts rocket boosters on disinformation.”

Climate change misinformation has risen 300% on Twitter https://www.fastcompany.com/90839371/climate-change-misinformation-has-risen-300-on-twitter

RT @DavidZipper@twitter.comToday's F-150 owners like to describe their vehicle as "powerful" and "rugged" -- while...

RT @DavidZipper@twitter.com

Today's F-150 owners like to describe their vehicle as "powerful" and "rugged" -- while using it mostly for "shopping/errands" and "pleasure driving." (The vast majority don't tow anything all year.)

https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DavidZipper/status/1617511883271028737

RT @davidfrum@twitter.comI'm doing an experiment. On my computer, I am checking the latest tweets by people I follow. On my phone,...

RT @davidfrum@twitter.com

I'm doing an experiment. On my computer, I am checking the latest tweets by people I follow. On my phone, I'm checking whether their most recent tweets are showing up in the "Following" column. I'm just getting started, but even in the first dozen cases, Twitter failed to show me

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1616892096434012160

I’m seeing a lot of criticism about @DailyHiveVan@twitter.com these days.If you were able to give good faith journalism advice to the...

I’m seeing a lot of criticism about @DailyHiveVan@twitter.com these days.

If you were able to give good faith journalism advice to the outlet, what would you say?

RT @elfred@twitter.com

Vancouverites, I highly suggest blocking @DailyHiveVan@twitter.com from your feed. Muting is not enough.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/elfred/status/1616860317828673536

This might be the wisest thing any of us will read today:RT @johannhari101@twitter.comIf your primary explanation for why people disagree...

This might be the wisest thing any of us will read today:

RT @johannhari101@twitter.com

If your primary explanation for why people disagree with you is that they are evil/ purely bigoted/ crazy, then your mind has been narrowed & shut down by the dysfunctional window of social media, & you need to spend far more time offline.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/johannhari101/status/1616760072348045315

Dear @SecretaryPete@twitter.com, please listen to everything this brilliant and caring local politician says!RT...

Dear @SecretaryPete@twitter.com, please listen to everything this brilliant and caring local politician says!

RT @GleamDavis@twitter.com

#NewProfilePic

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GleamDavis/status/1616538707418390528

This is the kind of dystopia we get when we don’t allow moderate sized apartments everywhereRT @uytaelee@twitter.comThe 'missing...

This is the kind of dystopia we get when we don’t allow moderate sized apartments everywhere

RT @uytaelee@twitter.com

The 'missing middle' effect in Toronto's North York is on another level. Just wow...

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/uytaelee/status/1615810844918677504

RT @BrentToderian@twitter.comToday Vancouver City Staff gave the new Council an update on allowing more #MissingMiddle (aka #GentleDensity)...

RT @BrentToderian@twitter.com

Today Vancouver City Staff gave the new Council an update on allowing more #MissingMiddle (aka #GentleDensity) Housing in low density zones. Where Vancouver was once a clear leader, it’s reasonable to ask why we aren’t going further, faster.

Presentation: https://council.vancouver.ca/20230118/documents/pspc2presentation.pdf

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1615953617751805953

I love, love, love gentle density, but those who build affordable housing say that Vancouver’s proposal simply won’t produce anything...

I love, love, love gentle density, but those who build affordable housing say that Vancouver’s proposal simply won’t produce anything affordable. For that we would need to allow 6 stories.

RT @HelenLW_@twitter.comHaving done some proforma work on typical SFD sites with @Lanefab@twitter.com and @notalberth@twitter.com I can say...

RT @HelenLW_@twitter.com

Having done some proforma work on typical SFD sites with @Lanefab@twitter.com and @notalberth@twitter.com I can say with quite a lot of confidence that nothing below market will ever pencil out at anything under 6 storeys unless a gracious SFD overlord decided to gift us a free house
1/ https://twitter.com/pwaldkirch/status/1615845384756301838

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HelenLW_/status/1615921771181674497

Do folks who actually develop housing think that this gentle density plan will make a difference? @HelenLW_@twitter.comRT...

Do folks who actually develop housing think that this gentle density plan will make a difference? @HelenLW_@twitter.com

RT @iamkennethchan@twitter.com

HUGE gentle densification plan for all residential lots in City of Vancouver.

All lots could see a density gain to 1.0 FAR, allowing a multiplex up to 3 storeys & 6 units.

9 existing types of RS zones could be consolidated to just 1 or 2. #vanpoli #vanre
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-multiplex-single-family-zoning-rs-proposal

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/iamkennethchan/status/1615918963489386496

Hey friends on the left: if you want support for important equity policies (like universal basic income), learn how to reframe them to...

Hey friends on the left: if you want support for important equity policies (like universal basic income), learn how to reframe them to appeal to folks with values other than your own.

RT @jayvanbavel@twitter.comWhen universal basic income was described as advancing financial freedom, conservatives perceived the policy as...

RT @jayvanbavel@twitter.com

When universal basic income was described as advancing financial freedom, conservatives perceived the policy as more aligned with their values + were less opposed to the policy

This suggests moral reframing can mitigate partisanship and social prejudice https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103122001433?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jayvanbavel/status/1614710175075602432