https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-naked-sun-isaac-asimov/11418127?ean=9780553293395&next=t
The Naked Sun.
Classic sci-fi about an Earth detective sent to solve a crime on a planet where all the humans live in private mansions with thousands of robot servants.
The story I heard was that at least two people went broke trying to build a super mansion on 10 acres of prime beach front property. The final guy swooped in and brought the half made house so he could resell the land in smaller lots. He got the castle demolished for free by making a deal with a Hollywood studio. The blew the house up for him to make the climax of an action movie. Bad Boys 2 iirc
There are so many things that piss me off about rich people and unused luxuries are at the top of the list.
There was another story about a $10 million house no one wanted to buy because it was ‘out of style.’
Empty apartments, rooms full of clothes that were never worn, all kinds of things…
I’ve been seeing this guy for longer than I care to remember. He never called out Bush Jr. for lying us into an endless war for oil, or stood up to racist attacks against Obama.
Proof that they only scream when they are getting stabbed themselves.
On the other hand, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and any one who is against Trump now is welcome.
That’s what happened. The house was designed a few years aback and now no one wants it. God forbid we let homeless folks live there…