Walking_billboard

Walking_billboard t1_jdf5e9p wrote

So your basic theory is if you remove everything that the flag symbolizes then its fine? Sounds like the same thing the people waving the rebel flag would say.
Its the literal symbol of the murderous regime.

And, for the record, the US never murdered millions of people. We have crimes-a-plenty (looking at you S. America) but don't conflate them.

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Walking_billboard t1_iuxfhn1 wrote

  1. Because investment in hardware companies has been really low over the last 20 years. Most capital is flowing to software which has much higher margins and less risk.

  2. Because the business doesn't math out. Their calculations on labor costs are overly optimistic. And they assume a "profit" of $13k for four houses. That assumes a builder is doing a steady 4 houses a month (only large builders do this with consistency)

  3. The exterior walls are some of the faster and easiest parts of a home to build, the "win" here is limited.

  4. If your goal is to make affordable modern homes, BOXBL and other pre-fab builders offer a more compelling solution.

  5. The construction industry moves slowly. ICF and SIPS have been fully available and tested for DECADES and are only now starting to become more common.

I love the technology, but it is a niche tool for the foreseeable future.

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Walking_billboard t1_isswvtj wrote

Ya, this guy is building a legendary-grade house of cards. He buys companies, saddles them with debt, and uses the cash to buy the next company. Wash, rinse, repeat.

There is always the chance he pulls it off, but there is a much larger chance his companies implode in the next 18 months.

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