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> The farmers have no right to force the area to remain agricultural. Personally, I think they do. > Their actions here are incredibly greedy as theyre loweri

by tivert 3y ago

> The farmers have no right to force the area to remain agricultural. Personally, I think they do. > Their actions here are incredibly greedy as theyre lowering the bay areas housings stock which hurts everyone else who lives in the bay. Maybe the Bay Area should fix its own problems instead of imposing itself where it's not wanted as a "solution"?

HDThoreaun 3y ago
> Maybe the Bay Area should fix its own problems than imposing itself on others as a solution? This is the bay area fixing its problems. There are other methods I agree it should take but this is a group of bay area residents literally solving their own problems.
- tivert 3y ago
  > This is the bay area fixing its problems. By imposing itself where it's not wanted. It's like a country solving resource shortages by invading its neighbor instead of budgeting better or making its resource usage more efficient. IMHO, they should bulldoze Atherton and build 20-story Chinese-style apartment blocks there, first.
  - HDThoreaun 3y ago
    I completely reject this idea that residents of an area should have any power to exclude others. These farmers dont live in a separate country. Im also in favor of apartment blocks in atherton for what its worth. We should do both.
    - tivert 3y ago
      I totally embrace the idea that these farmers should be able to tell some Bay Area billionaires to fuck off and "disrupt" their plans. > Im also in favor of apartment blocks in atherton for what its worth. We should do both. Again: first bulldoze Atherton and build 20-story Chinese-style apartment blocks there, then move on to the rest of the Bay Area. When it all looks like this (https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/building-apartment-pattern-hong-kong-living-306865445 https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/building-apartment-...), then maybe I'll reconsider.
      - LargoLasskhyfv 3y ago
        But, but... I can haz walkwayz? In 3D? And Metro, too?

by tivert 3y ago

HDThoreaun 3y ago

> Maybe the Bay Area should fix its own problems than imposing itself on others as a solution? This is the bay area fixing its problems. There are other methods I agree it should take but this is a group of bay area residents literally solving their own problems.

tivert 3y ago
> This is the bay area fixing its problems. By imposing itself where it's not wanted. It's like a country solving resource shortages by invading its neighbor instead of budgeting better or making its resource usage more efficient. IMHO, they should bulldoze Atherton and build 20-story Chinese-style apartment blocks there, first.
- HDThoreaun 3y ago
  I completely reject this idea that residents of an area should have any power to exclude others. These farmers dont live in a separate country. Im also in favor of apartment blocks in atherton for what its worth. We should do both.
  - tivert 3y ago
    I totally embrace the idea that these farmers should be able to tell some Bay Area billionaires to fuck off and "disrupt" their plans. > Im also in favor of apartment blocks in atherton for what its worth. We should do both. Again: first bulldoze Atherton and build 20-story Chinese-style apartment blocks there, then move on to the rest of the Bay Area. When it all looks like this (https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/building-apartment-pattern-hong-kong-living-306865445 https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/building-apartment-...), then maybe I'll reconsider.
    - LargoLasskhyfv 3y ago
      But, but... I can haz walkwayz? In 3D? And Metro, too?