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I am not sure what this kind of articles are supposed to prove, the issue anyway is not my house, it's the housing system, did they just discovered that the hum

I am not sure what this kind of articles are supposed to prove, the issue anyway is not my house, it's the housing system, did they just discovered that the human being is greedy and tries to maximise his wealth? That's why we regulate, but do I have the power to cheat the housing market? Can I leave dozens of houses empty to shrink the supply and increase the value? Can I buy politicians to implement rules that improve my power? Houses are not expensive because of NIMBYs, I've seen government throw protesters in a trash bin with no issues when it was convenient for the wealthy, my first protest was the G8 in Genova, Italy, and they had to issue to kill and beat kids, but then when it comes to housing the protesters all of a sudden become a blocker

greenie_beans 4y ago
this article is satire
- lnxg33k1 4y ago
  Yeah but it's bad satire, it's the same kind of material of "calculate your carbon footprint and see how you can help fight back climate change", it's the kind of satire that deep down blames the general populace that apparently when it comes to housing has all the power but in other context is just powerless, I understand this is satire, but I sadly also see that it is a common citizen blaming satire, I think
  - ascotan 4y ago
    What makes this satire interesting is there is a conflict here. People sitting on $4 million homes in Palo Alto want to see more affordable housing. Just not here and not now.
fallingknife 4y ago
The housing protestors are not a mob that has descended on the city from elsewhere, but only represents a tiny fraction of the population, like the G8 protests. They are local property owners and they all vote in local elections. And then there are the other local property owners who aren't actively involved in the protests but would join them the second they saw their property values drop. Local officials are terrified of this because they can legitimately lose elections over it.
jakeinspace 4y ago
NIMBYs are voters and loud voices in municipal elections (and often on the ticket themselves). They aren’t just protesters. If housing reform were widely popular with the affluent, civically engaged crowd, then we might have done something more substantive by now.

greenie_beans 4y ago

this article is satire

lnxg33k1 4y ago
Yeah but it's bad satire, it's the same kind of material of "calculate your carbon footprint and see how you can help fight back climate change", it's the kind of satire that deep down blames the general populace that apparently when it comes to housing has all the power but in other context is just powerless, I understand this is satire, but I sadly also see that it is a common citizen blaming satire, I think
- ascotan 4y ago
  What makes this satire interesting is there is a conflict here. People sitting on $4 million homes in Palo Alto want to see more affordable housing. Just not here and not now.

fallingknife 4y ago

The housing protestors are not a mob that has descended on the city from elsewhere, but only represents a tiny fraction of the population, like the G8 protests. They are local property owners and they all vote in local elections. And then there are the other local property owners who aren't actively involved in the protests but would join them the second they saw their property values drop. Local officials are terrified of this because they can legitimately lose elections over it.

jakeinspace 4y ago

NIMBYs are voters and loud voices in municipal elections (and often on the ticket themselves). They aren’t just protesters. If housing reform were widely popular with the affluent, civically engaged crowd, then we might have done something more substantive by now.