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0 pointsspacemadness3y ago0 comments

You get anger and vitriol because your views are part of the problem. NIMBY’s pull up the ladder and try to turn a nice semi-affordable car into a Porsche then tell everyone “sorry, it’s just expensive to be here. Not my fault!”

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22289d3y ago· 3 in thread

It's not a problem to me, that's the point. By saying I am a part of the problem, what you really mean is that my views are an obstacle to you getting what you want.

TulliusCicero3y ago

> It's not a problem to me, that's the point.

We get it, you don't care about anyone else, only yourself. This was already clear from your previous comments.

I appreciate their honesty. I am little tired of people on the internet pretending to be bleeding hearts for everyone else's problems.

ch4s33y ago

Exactly you’re imposing your will on other people’s property. You’re engaged in theft by other means.

wonderwonder3y ago· 2 in thread

Pretty sure the basics of economics are your issue, not the people you pejoratively call NIMBY

lkbm3y ago

The basics of economics are that housing prices is a function of amount of housing and number of people who want housing. NIMBYism is about keeping the amount of housing low, thus pushing prices up.

wonderwonder3y ago

So control of supply... Is demand pretty high?

On a side note, how can you be mad at people who have a home, are raising their kids and don't want an apartment building smacked down next to them and their kid's schools flooded with hundreds of extra students?

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