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The rule of thumb seems to be, "Everyone is against everything, but everyone still wants power, and preferably cheap power." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
by jseliger 7y ago
The rule of thumb seems to be, "Everyone is against everything, but everyone still wants power, and preferably cheap power." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21992958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21992958
- baxtr 7y agoI think it’s just a little subtler than that: “I’m not against it in general, but not in my backyard/neighborhood/ town/state...”
- fragmede 7y agoThere's a push back against NIMBYism with YIMBYism (Yes in my backyard!), but that's as fraught with politics as ever, with aspersions that everyone's in some elses' pocket. It's frustrating, to say the least.