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you're right. better to let the housing crisis continue than to support a solution that slightly inconveniences me.

Yes, I think about it this way as well. In general.

Until it happens to impact me personally.

I’m not proud of it, but I haven’t seen anyone who doesn’t react the same way. Nobody like to give up good things that they already have (especially if they paid $1M+ for it.)

People are assholes (you and me included). That's why we have so many laws (and lawsuits) about this kind of thing.

Exactly. :-)

And it’s great progress if people at least realize that they are, or would be in the same situation as that Berkeley neighborhood.

Suppose someone sells their home grown produce to supplement their income. Now, the neighboring plot is interfering with their ability to do that.

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