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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I think it's more a case of getting lied to and screwed over by developers for decades, and having absolutely no say in how their community evolves. Eventually you just get sick of it, and don't care about the nuances of discussion, it's just all bad. Human nature. Do you think these people are somehow unique? You get kicked enough times and all the reasons you came to a place get eroded away.
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I do think they're unique in that a niche (and toxic) culture hostile to "outsiders" has developed, yes.
You think your average Calgarian has say in how things get developed? Of course not. We're all at the whims of developers and big wigs.
At least in Canmore the development has been nothing short of amazing and beautiful that has done nothing but improve a dumpy little drive-thru town and turn it into a world-class destination.
And locals have
made bank. I know life isn't all about the money, but nobody has been swindled out of their homes there, that's for sure. Long-time residents cash out; they don't get pushed out. And if they decide to stay? They get to live in a place rich with amenities and features that the town could not have or sustain without external money. There's no industry there aside from tourism. It'd be a dump without people injecting money all day long there that was not generated within the town.