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@CathyYoung63 That’s fair, esp. if (as in your case) folks who call themselves libs blocked low-income housing. But plenty of what people derisively call NIMBY-ism is skepticism about what I’d call blind YIMBY-ism. IMHO YIMBY-ism often represents blind faith in—and giveaways to—developers. /1
@CathyYoung63 Eg, I’m deeply skeptical #Minneapolis2040 will just lead to more condos for Laptop Class millennials, not low-income housing, unless property values drop substantially—which would destroy the nest eggs of suburb-raised libs who helped revitalized cities by back in in the 90s. /2
@CathyYoung63 Also, I’ve both rented and owned, & IHMO rental units often are poorly tended—which again hurts nest eggs. So while I support actual low-income housing, I’d prefer to see it dispersed fairly throughout neighborhoods, not concentrated. So maybe I’m a Sometimes NIMBY…SNIMBY?! /3
