No class of argument is more malleable than who was there “first”. Sometimes it means you’re right and you’re entitled. Sometimes it means you’re wrong and you’

No class of argument is more malleable than who was there “first”. Sometimes it means you’re right and you’re entitled. Sometimes it means you’re wrong and you’re exclusionary. All depending on the perspective of the person using it for leverage. Compare this article with any article about the need for denser housing in California, which is often opposed by the people who were there first.