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Lemonio t1_j6lgwtd wrote

Reply to comment by ClarkFable in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

I mean I imagine the reason that nimbys are so common is it basically people who care more about their own interests than others which is most people

You need to either ignore them and not give them a choice, or you need to change the incentives to somehow make it worth their while, otherwise it shouldn’t be surprising that people will oppose new housing near their house

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some1saveusnow t1_j6mjsj5 wrote

Not giving people who have owned for a long time in a community a choice, and doing so across the board, is a fast track to local government hell for the legislature

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Lemonio t1_j6ml87k wrote

If you’re not taking people’s homes and just building big on empty lots and when houses are sold people might not be happy but at the end of the day if they get to complain idk how much they care

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