• Skua@kbin.earth
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    5 months ago

    It is worth considering the circumstances in which they were built, though - much of the worst of the classic eastern European “commie blocks” were basically just a desperate attempt to build something that would house people after WW2 flattened half of the continent. Throw in decades of under-maintenance for good measure.

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        5 months ago

        I think, based on context, they mean the upkeep charges to residents, which are not necessarily the same as the cost to maintain the whole building

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      5 months ago

      yeah they may have been the same or worse under a different housing model. or much better, but it seems plausible that this wasnt the worst outcome. a modern implementation in a wealthy society not post war would do a lot better, and probably in this specific sector be better than the market alternative.