I agree that the NIMBY-YIMBY dichotomy is a false one & often unhelpful. But then why this headline? This sucks so much and makes me so sad. The YIMBY worldview it describes does not represent what myself or others I know doing land use work believe. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/01/the-only-thing-worse-than-a-nimby-is-a-yimby
The Only Thing Worse Than A NIMBY Is A YIMBY ❧ Current Affairs

Pro-development activists try to trick you into thinking it helps the poor to destroy neighborhoods to make way for luxury condos. We need a radically democratic preservationism.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/01/the-only-thing-worse-than-a-nimby-is-a-yimby
For a while now, I'd been wanting to call into the Current Affairs voicemail line to ask how we can raise the profile of sustainable, equitable land use on the left, but I guess now I have my answer 😕
This was a great webinar & is a good thread. I look forward to reading the book at some point soon! https://twitter.com/ShaneDPhillips/status/1348024899386839041?s=19
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