Those things are never, arguably. The problem is that once they exist, they serve whatever purposes whoever controls them wants. If they want NIMBY stuff, they

Those things are never, arguably. The problem is that once they exist, they serve whatever purposes whoever controls them wants. If they want NIMBY stuff, they can be used for this purpose. I think addressing NIMBY at this level is a fools errand. You can always replace one tool with another.