> According to you, if you want to preserve the attractiveness of the location, you are an evil exploiter trying to extract value at the expense of the people.

NIMBYs will often cite property values directly as a reason for their opposition. This isn’t some inference on my part, these are their own words.

It’s one thing to say you don’t want a literal garbage dump next door, it’s another to say you don’t want more houses around because you want to secure the value of your own speculative investments.