No. I'd argue that choosing to live in any area for any reason does not in any way make you morally responsible for the externalities of that choice. What you

No. I'd argue that choosing to live in any area for any reason does not in any way make you morally responsible for the externalities of that choice. What you do while living there you are morally responsible for, but merely the choice to move does not bear any responsibility. So, yes, NIMBYs bear some moral responsibility for the housing situation, but simply relocating does not create responsibility or moral hazard.