Walked past it to and from work everyday in 2019 - always wondered what it was.
The building is beautiful and it gives some soul to a somewhat soulless part of SF. It rises above the Transit Center’s bald concrete lot and the twists are something you could stare at for ages.
The pictures in the article give me the opposite impression. I'm glad that there's more to it
decimalenough•7mo ago
> members of the lending community
This is an interesting way to say "banks".
rahimnathwani•7mo ago
dietr1ch•7mo ago
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rahimnathwani•7mo ago
Bank regulations in most countries are usually focused on deposits (i.e. banks borrowing money). Because a poorly managed (or unscrupulous) bank could cause problems for parties other than the bank.
Nice article about money creation: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/banks-do-not-create-money-out...