YIMBY advocates push for medium and dense urban apartments because dense cities are where housing shortages are most severe, and the only way to effect a net-in

YIMBY advocates push for medium and dense urban apartments because dense cities are where housing shortages are most severe, and the only way to effect a net-increase in the supply of housing is to replace less-dense housing with more dense housing. Or convert public spaces like parks into more housing, but people tend to like parks. Rural areas aren't experiencing a chronic housing shortage, in fact they're typically experiencing population decline.