Sean Aubin

Is... Is this about that dream house?

Were there any statements yesterday that gave you this feeling in particular?

This reads like a teenager texting about their new crush. Genuinely love that for you.

Councillor @joshmatlow.bsky.social working to make Impossible Toronto a little more possible. He's got a motion at committee tomorrow to get a report on new waste collection strategies for mid-rise housing in Q2 2026.

Real "I accidentally became the densest city in my country and its been ruining my life" vibes here sometimes.

Real "I accidentally became the densest city in my country and its been ruining my life" vibes here sometimes.

Sometimes I don't feel like Toronto is metropolitan compared to:
- Singapore (lived there for 4 months)
- Tokyo (lived in suburb for 1.5 years)
- Chicago (visited for a weekend)
- Hong Kong (visited for a week)
- Seoul & Busan (visited for a week)

Or it resents that it became metropolitan?

It is unclear to me if:
1. Any progress gets nullified in a few years due to backlash
2. When it does win, even temporarily, how that happens. Do you convince normies by showing them how uncool NIMBYs are?

Do you have any readings on either these?

There's a lot to love in Montreal and Vancouver. But as someone who lives in Toronto and actively trying to make it better, I'm genuinely surprised it made the top 3.

Which part of Canada?

Kinda absurd I don't feel like I'm missing out on country and bluegrass. Maybe I'm too familiar with their fans?

My version of this is much more cringe: powered by Soylent and frustration with the Toronto Transit Comission

In my darkest moments I still want to be recognized as a "specialest boy" and I ain't charismatic enough for a podcast

I want to know:
- What can the average handy person assemble in a building vs. when do you absolutely need contractors
- Where do different building standards around the world come from
- What new building tech (ex. straw insulation) is promising vs. unlikely to be generally adopted

need a century initiative but for toronto alone. 100 million torontonians. liberty village should have its own accent

Who are your favs?

Negative examples:
- Billy Strings is more country than Bernard Adamus thus repulses me
- Many bbno$ songs are more EDM and pop than the border defined by Knife Party and Los Campesinos!

Positive examples:
- Run the Jewels is less extreme than Death Grips, but is less pop than Los Campesinos!
- Waiting for Death by Candle Kid is exactly the same amount of country as Bernard Adamus

Plotting the borders of my music taste in eight artists:
- Death Grips (experimental/extreme hip-hop)
- Bernard Adamus (country)
- Covet (math rock)
- Nahre Sol (contemporary classical)
- Elizabeth Shepherd (jazz)
- Los Campesinos! (indie pop)
- Knife Party (EDM)
- Otoboke Beaver (hardcore)

If you're sensitive to caffeine matcha + a bit of diet coke is good way to dose yourself without going overboard. The sweetness of the diet coke masks the bitterness of the matcha too!

Me, running after van: PLEASE! I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSING ECONOMICS!

Its me! I'm the 80% until I started following @damienmoule.bsky.social and @chittimarco.bsky.social

After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.

I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.

#singlestair #sixplex

I don't know why the federal government is so determined to let Toronto torpedo its housing programs. Other cities can meet the criteria and they have to be wondering why they bothered.

Do you have a link where I could read about those numbers and how they were calculated? I searched "Toronto growth related infrastructure cost existing taxpayers" but didn't find anything.

They can't prioritize or communicate? Or are they deficient in some other way?

Nah, a gentle vibration is enough to wake me up. I haven't had to resort to extreme measures yet.

Have you considered getting the wristband alarm that electrocutes you.

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Anecdotally was a game changer for a friend.

This seems to imply that if other generations had more time, for example if they were paid and given time off work, they would also oppose housing? Because everyone hates change and thinks their neighbourhood hit max capacity right after they arrived?