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Rebecca Solnit: In the Shadow of Silicon Valley

The LRB Podcast

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Wealthy individuals and their impact on urban areas

Wealthy individuals owning multiple properties can contribute to the housing crisis, leading to opposition from local communities. Their accumulation of properties in various locations undermines urban diversity and affordability, manipulates politicians, and shifts politics to the right, ultimately creating dystopian conditions under the guise of working towards a utopia.

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