Adam Williamson wrote:
> A poll like this would have an inherent problem: it's ineffective to
> have *only* the people who are already in a place vote on whether a
> measure to get new people into the place is a good idea.
Yet this approach is working fine for, e.g., Debian.
> This is the same as the NIMBY problem in municipal politics: if you
> give the residents of any area too much say over development in that
> area, they will always tend to oppose it on the grounds that it's bad
> for *them*. They have no inherent motivation to consider the interests
> of other people who might want to live or work in the area, but who
> cannot.
But the local residents are often precious allies in fighting things such as
new highways, construction projects destroying fertile soil, etc. that make
things worse for everyone by: accelerating the climate crisis, causing
pollution, eating up soil needed for agriculture, etc. So guess what, I
often find myself supporting this kind of local initiatives from the other
end of the city. Would you be happy if your city builds a huge highway right
through your previously quiet neighborhood? Would you find that fair?
Kevin Kofler
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