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Are there any YIMBYs here? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I’m a YIMBY. I think we need to build a shit load of apartments. I don’t care whether it’s state-owned or private. If we wanted to build a shit ton of public housing, we’d need to implement YIMBY policies anyway.

I don't really know if Marxism is relevant here, but I see bourgeois NIMBY homeowners trying to keep property values high at the expense of everyone else as a common enemy everyone needs to fight against.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I am.

In my experience most folks here are PHIMBYs but draw the line at private development of pretty much any kind.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Ideally it would be government owned housing but we live in a far from perfect world. If a well meaning (emphasis WELL MEANING) private entity has to be the one to build high quality, well maintained, affordable housing, I’ll take the small win.

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