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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Do you honestly think this thread is representative of the breadth of opinions held by Calgary’s population on the subject of rezoning? And do you think Slava falls into the camp of hardcore NIMBY?
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These threads do filter to some degree to people willing to engage some critical thought on the issue. There are a lot of otherwise intelligent people (I'd put my Dad in this category) who do not do this, and their opinions are therefore incredibly basic.
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Originally Posted by Slava
No, the reason you're wrong here is that there is nuance to these topics and seemingly none in the discussion. Like density, sure sounds good. 6 towers on the Glenmore Landing site? Just fataing stupid. I don't think that because that project is dumb and poorly thought out that I'm automatically some hardcore NIMBY. There are other projects in the same proximity to me that I didn't/don't oppose at all.
But, I'm sure I'll get over the heartbreak that some people that I don't know characterize me in that vein.
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Will it still be stupid in 2060? Because that is probably about when you can start worrying about towers #5 and 6 (if ever).
I'll acknowledge that this logic doesn't entirely assuage all concerns (though the exceptions are really just inevitable in a growing city), but things really are self regulating: who in their right mind
wants to live in a neighbourhood that gets ruined because so many people
want to live there?!?!