The Red Herring of Profit

Title: The Red Herring of Profit
Abstract: My key takeaway from the recent compendium was birthed from one of the very first conversations on day 1. In an opening activity, we were prompted to discuss the systemic failures of modern housing. A recurring theme emerged: the for-profit nature of the system is the root of the evil. While this is a common narrative, I came away with a different realization. The focus on profit is a red herring. To truly make progress, we must stop vilifying the mechanics of the
system and start examining the values that direct them.
Contributor: Dami Dabiri
Date Submitted: 2026/02/16
Format: PDF
Type: Text
Extent: 2 pages
Language: en-CA
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License
Is Part Of: Transition, Not Arrival; Affordability and Local Resilience; Cross-cutting system threads
Description: Think piece
Identifier: 13