Lemonio

Lemonio t1_j6lgwtd wrote

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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Lemonio t1_j6kphc6 wrote

I feel like priority for most NIMBYs is not wanting more people near them, not the housing value

The housing value matters if you want to move short term but most nimby probably care more about what effect there will be on day to day life if they’re planning to stay in their home for a while

Obviously NIMBYs aren’t being helpful to fellow humans, but it also seems like an understandable instinct that people in a suburban neighborhood don’t want it to become more crowded, and don’t really gain anything of value otherwise

Maybe if developers could just legally bribe neighbors with cash to get projects approved that would work to reduce resistance

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Lemonio t1_j2dmqe9 wrote

I mean on the topic of this thread, it is true that there are issues with not enough housing and that zoning is often a problem

I’d like to be able to share some data when people I know oppose nearby housing projects

Obviously a video like this isn’t convincing if it just talks about like two examples

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