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No, NIMBYs haven't been kind to Seattle or SF. You are attributing the unkindness to the symptom, not the problem.
by cycrutchfield 8y ago
No, NIMBYs haven't been kind to Seattle or SF. You are attributing the unkindness to the symptom, not the problem.
- illumin8 8y agoThis 1000x. It's fashionable to blame the shortage of SF housing on tech, when the truth is that NIMBYs have created the shortage over decades by not allowing high density housing construction.
- rayiner 8y agoThe proof of this is what happened elsewhere. the Dallas and Houston metro areas grew more in each of the last two decades the Bay Area has grown total since 1980. But prices haven’t skyrocketed because development has been permitted.
- dmitriy_ko 8y agoWhy Amazon didn't choose Dallas or Houston?
- cycrutchfield 8y agoNot enough local talent, most likely.
- rayiner 8y agoNY gave them billions of dollars.