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The NIMBY people know what they're doing. They know that restricting the supply of housing is bad for society. They don't care because it is good for their own
by 4fterd4rk 2y ago
The NIMBY people know what they're doing. They know that restricting the supply of housing is bad for society. They don't care because it is good for their own personal financial position.
I'm sick of these posts thinking that these people are stupid and if we could just explain to them the consequences of their actions this would all be fixed. No. They KNOW. It is intentional.
- ty6853 2y agoThis is exactly it. Notice for instance how homeowners will vote to allow ADUs but not to allow splitting off the ADU as a separate deed that would allow someone else a piece of competing ownership. They want all the upside of additional landlord opportunities but not the filthy peasant to own the Adu they live in.
- loeg 2y agoMaybe? There are also just a ton of really stupid, or not especially conscientious people.
- J_Shelby_J 2y agoBut that would mean that west coast liberals aren’t actually liberal! Inconceivable!
- Schiendelman 2y agoYes. The answer is not to "convince" individuals of things en masse. It's to identify the policy change that would take away their power to do this, and then identify approaches to law that could cause that policy change. Then, build theories of change to get there. Many theories of change do not require broad public support.