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Zealousideal_Rub5826 t1_jbzuap2 wrote

Not building new condos for "Melanin deprived YIMBYs" will force them to buy the run-down old housing stock that would otherwise go to the "wierdos", forcing the weirdos to move to Florida and Texas.

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objectimpermanence t1_jc0m14i wrote

NIMBY progressives tend to think that things like rent control will protect the current resident in that situation.

Which is true, but it’s very short-term oriented. NIMBY policies tend to benefit incumbents at the expense for future generations.

Living in Manhattan or San Francisco can be surprisingly affordable if you happen to still live in the rent controlled or rent-stabilized apartment you moved into in 1992. But all the young artists and professionals who come after you get screwed because rent control and various other NIMBY policies make new construction less abundant and thus more expensive.

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