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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
This is what I hate about the sneering derision towards NIMBYs. People act as though locals have to be selfish and stupid to oppose these sorts of developments. But the truth is, in many cases these new developments do actually make life worse for nearby residents. And most people don’t want their day-to-day lives to get worse. That doesn’t make them some ugly category of citizen - it makes them perfectly normal.
Instead of gaslighting people and telling them their concerns are irrational and without foundation, I wish we could be honest and say “in order to increase housing supply, we’re going to impose changes that will make things worse for most people who live nearby.” I genuinely think that would foster less resentment than the way we go about these thing now.
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I don't disagree with that, I'd just add it's important to separate people not liking it from the people actively trying to stop it. Not liking it is reasonable. I know I wouldn't. But I also recognize that it's a good thing overall for the city, we need densification and more housing. Good for the city doesn't always mean good for me, in fact it usually doesn't and I can't wait to leave the city.
The people actively trying to stop it are still dumb NIMBY's though