3720-To-One t1_j8t3pgq wrote
Reply to comment by Whatgetslost in 'Land, heritage and culture protected.' U.S. court sides with Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe by zsreport
No, my message is absolutely accurate.
90% of the things that NIMBYs whine about, especially when it comes to new housing construction are complete and utter bullshit, and just boil down to “I feel entitled for my neighborhood/town to never have to change… I got mine, fuck everybody else.”
Whatgetslost t1_j8th3ch wrote
I mean maybe you’re speaking to a different audience, but from my perspective your message seems heavy on expletives and short on the sort of cause-and-effect I’m used to, i.e. the reason you are incorrect is because of x,y,z
I doubt you care to talk more, but for posterity I will ask a few questions that I’d expect you to share.
To what degree do homeowners owe a duty of support to non-homeowners in their pursuit of homeownership?
Do you want to live in a society where a younger version of yourself could no longer buy a home?
How does it make you feel to see other people enjoy the financial and physical security of owning their home?
3720-To-One t1_j8tisd1 wrote
“To what degree do homeowners owe a duty of support to non-homeowners in their pursuit of homeownership?”
Nothing. But they are entitled to their property and nothing else. Purchasing a property doesn’t mean your neighborhood is suddenly frozen in time from that point onward, and you are entitled to never have your neighborhood change. So no, you don’t get to tell everyone else what they can and can’t build on their property.
So if a developer wants to buy up some lots and build some higher density housing because there is extreme market demand for it, tough luck. If one does’t want their neighborhood to ever change, they can feel free to purchase every lot in the town. The “neighborhood character” of your neighborhood was once just forests and cornfields. Why was it okay to ruin that “neighborhood character” to build your neighborhood, but once you purchase property, suddenly now everything must remain frozen in time?
“Do you want to live in a society where a younger version of yourself could no longer buy a home?”
That’s exactly where we are heading because of all the “I got mine, fuck everybody else” NIMBYs block more housing from being built.
“How does it make you feel to see other people enjoy the financial and physical security of owning their home?”
They are welcome to enjoy that. But nowhere does their deed say they are entitled to never have their town or neighborhood ever change.
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