21 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 2 Aug \ parent \ on: YIMBYism works econ
I mostly, somewhat comically but also genuinely, resent YIMBYism being a blanket term for housing reform. No one is really a YIMBY but that's why the term is so effective because it's a lie about self-sacrifice - we all viscerally oppose people building in our backyards, but not in other people's backyards so we bluff like this. Incentives-wise it's shaped a lot like "yes, tax me more uncle sam."
YIMBY is only a thing because our housing property rights are subject to politicization.