No one identifies as a NIMBY in general: the sense is, of course if I lived in neighborhood X, I'd be happy if they built it up for the sake of the common good.

No one identifies as a NIMBY in general: the sense is, of course if I lived in neighborhood X, I'd be happy if they built it up for the sake of the common good. The only time anyone makes NIMBY arguments is when something's actually being built in their backyard. Then they quickly realize how YIMBY arguments often ignore local context and negative side effects. Also, no one is happy with the status quo. I'm relatively on the pro-NIMBY side (at least for the median HN commentator). I support development. I also think impacted communities, particularly marginalized communities, do deserve substantial say in how that development takes place, up to and including veto rights.