• acealeam [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      yimbys are the opposite of nimbys. yes in my backyard. they should be for poor people moving in next door

      • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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        3 years ago

        They don’t tho. They want to live in urban areas and feel apart of urban culture without dealing with the long standing urban inhabitants. Look at what’s happening in Detroit Harlem and Pittsburg for examples.

      • regul [any]
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        3 years ago

        They do, in my experience. In SF in particular they've been a significant agitating force behind low-income housing construction. There was one project in particular near the Embarcadero that I remember them showing up for.

        Leftists and YIMBYs just have these unrealistic caricatures of each other in their heads.

        • DetroitLolcat [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          The meme is that YIMBYs want to build more housing, but primarily luxury and expensive housing that does little to improve affordability.