...and not just garden area, what about roads and infrastructure?
If every residential lot is 'snapped to it's neighbor like a Lego brick', then it is impossible to travel anywhere outside of your own home. (Unless, of course, there is an electrically-powered mini-helicopter on the roof of every house.)
Is the video deceptive?
There is absolutely no way that '250 homes' similar to the ones shown in the video (plus the parks) fit on 12 acres. Those homes (and yard, and 'their share' of the roads, etc) take up way more than 2091 sqft each.
As a simple real-world exercise, I challenge anyone to functionally fit eight 10x10 offices into a 1,000 sqft office space (only 80% utilization). You'll find out just how fast you 'eat up real estate' with things like hallways, bathrooms, access to exterior doorways, windows, meeting areas, break rooms, etc - you know, necessary infrastructure. Usable square footage is not as simple as people think.
People that do 'this kind of math' are the same ones that think that if a company buys a product for $4.00, they should offer it for sale at $4.01 (which allows for a 'profit').
That having been said, I agree the planet has plenty of space. I just wish that the people making videos put some (real-world) thought into their productions.
...and not just garden area, what about roads and infrastructure?
If every residential lot is 'snapped to it's neighbor like a Lego brick', then it is impossible to travel anywhere outside of your own home. (Unless, of course, there is an electrically-powered mini-helicopter on the roof of every house.)
Is the video deceptive?
There is absolutely no way that '250 homes' similar to the ones shown in the video (plus the parks) fit on 12 acres. Those homes (and yard, and 'their share' of the roads, etc) take up way more than 2091 sqft each.
As a simple real-world exercise, I challenge anyone to functionally fit eight 10x10 offices into a 1,000 sqft office space (only 80% utilization). You'll find out just how fast you 'eat up real estate' with things like hallways, bathrooms, access to exterior doorways, windows, meeting areas, break rooms, etc - you know, necessary infrastructure. Usable square footage is not as simple as people think.
People that do 'this kind of math' are the same ones that think that if a company buys a product for $4.00, they should offer it for sale at $4.01 (which allows for a 'profit').
That having been said, I agree the planet has plenty of space. I just wish that the people making videos put some (real-world) thought into their productions.
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