But alas, nibyism and corrupt zoning means we significantly underbuild, and most new development is bought by investors anyway. Rent-seekers such as yourself are, frankly, a pox on the working class. Even Adam Smith was against rent-seeking. And it's driving us to a world of crushing unaffordability.

Your myopic focus on price is also troubling, ignoring all the other negative effects that are listed in the article. But that's what selfishness does-- it shrinks our understanding of reality and makes us forget about the pain we're causing others.