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> decide to forgo change That's not the exactly the issue. It's creating an environment where they reap all the benefits of change with none of the downsides,
by martythemaniak 11y ago
> decide to forgo change
That's not the exactly the issue. It's creating an environment where they reap all the benefits of change with none of the downsides, which is a common theme almost everywhere.
For example, no one is against the change in their home prices or the change in tax revenue that comes from hosting lots of jobs. But they are vehemently against the change in landscape required to house those workers.
- bittercynic 11y agoA few of us are against it. The value of my home in SV has roughly doubled since I bought it in 2010, but it brings no benefit to me, since I plan to stay put and don't need to borrow against it. The increased tax revenue has some benefit, but at the cost of pushing renters to the brink. I'd rather have a community where it's not so brutally hard to get by for renters who make a good living.