what're all the yimby guys gonna do if they get their wish not in small isolated Ws like Austin but across the US & their c-suite bedfellows start feeding everyone quotes/panicked notes & CNBC hits on overcapacity/reduced incentive to build not destiny. but a potential catch 22?
a thorough response from @YIMBYLAND
@talmonsmith I’ve tweeted about this and the insane YIMBY’s on here lose their minds.
@talmonsmith We're not bedfellows, for this precise reason. Luckily, these types never get seriously involved in public policy. (And if they do, they're mostly a liability.)
@talmonsmith Not guaranteed, but yes that'd be the nightmare to avoid: Case-Shiller index up 40% nominal, then YIMBYism winning only until prices drop slightly...then the press suddenly flipping NIMBY before we actually solve the shortage x.com/aarmlovi/statu…
@talmonsmith Not guaranteed, but yes that'd be the nightmare to avoid: Case-Shiller index up 40% nominal, then YIMBYism winning only until prices drop slightly...then the press suddenly flipping NIMBY before we actually solve the shortage x.com/aarmlovi/statu…