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pro tip: you can't have dense population if your demography is in the gutter
pro tip2: you do not need a barrack to have industry
barrack is only needed as the first building in town, so that people would not live on the street, while they build up logistics to the point they can easily deliver or produce new construction materials

industry and demography were growing in enormous amounts in those specific style of buildings you see on the photo above

> expandable
> upgradeable
> scaleable
> spacious

with industry the upgradeability cap would just raise

you mistake the historic prosperous picture with the current mccuckshed depressive timeline