Quote:
Originally Posted by muertecaza
That's the frustrating part--lots of furor when it's slated for demolition, much less furor when it's sitting un- or underutilized for decades. Article does say there are two investors looking to buy the building. I guess we'll see.
|
NIMBYs and antis have an inherent desire for inertia. They don't like to see their city change from how they knew it, especially if they feel shutout by gentrification or have some inherent bourgeoisie disdain for renters on the other side of the economic spectrum. Even tho it doesn't actually affect them, they'd rather see something lay vacant in the perpetual hope that "someone" will rent it out and bring it back to whatever glory it had in decades past rather than it being torn down and replaced with, well, anything.
After watching gentrification battles for a long time in SF where people bitch about the changing skyline of all things, I think it all boils down to a larger entitlement complex people don't give up when they live in a city. They somehow think they own their street parking spots, their view, their nostalgia, their apartment they don't own, the economic class and race of their neighbors, the mix of shops nearby, etc and fight tooth and nail when somebody tries to take it from them or threatens to change it.
It's totally absurd, juvenile behavior and a sad reflection of the human condition.
Prev
Linear Mode
