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What is a YIMBY?

• Wowfunhappy 3y ago
  "Yes In My Backyard". It's meant to be the opposite of a NIMBY, someone who always says "Not In My Backyard" to new building proposals, with the end-result that nothing is ever built.
  • fargle 3y ago
    It's interesting because on of the reasons YIMBY-ism "annoys a lot of people" is because while it's meant to be the opposite of NIMBY, it's really not. It ends up being in practice Yes-In-Your-Back-Yard, which is arguably a less pronounceable acronym (YIYBY). Not as much fun.
    • mixmastamyk 3y ago
      There's also the twin to NIMBY, a bit less pronounceable as well: FYIGM - F. You, I Got Mine.