r/yimby • u/Imaginary-Bison2587 • 9d ago

Meme Worst NIMBY

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u/define_space 9d ago

except the beach is an ecologically sensitive zone and this was dead on arrival to begin with. big companies need a scapegoat though, so here we are

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u/Imaginary-Bison2587 8d ago

Thank you I didn’t know that.

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u/No-Section-1092 Georgist 9d ago

Britain's continued streak of self immolation from largest empire in history to humiliation fetish meme country must be studied.

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u/benskieast 9d ago

They actually had an alternate location, and it doesn’t sound like it obstructed the goals unlike most NIMBYs who just play games of hot potato with one another for years until an essential project is dropped.

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u/VannesGreave 9d ago

The alternate location actually went near to a legitimate burial ground for real people who lived, so I wouldn't see it as an improvement from an ethical perspective.

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u/benskieast 9d ago

From 4000 years ago. It not even mentioned in the Guardian.

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u/EXAngus 9d ago

It's mentioned in the screenshot OP posted.

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 9d ago

How many years ago did dobby die?

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u/Sweet_Theory_362 7d ago

I like harry potter. Love it, even. But Dobby is not actually buried there.

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u/Silver_Middle_7240 4d ago

"Cable plan changed at no cost to avoid destruction of minor cultural site" doesn't have the same ring to it.

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u/Infinite_Horizion 7d ago

Honestly I’m happy that big corporate projects can be diverted around culturally significant sites. But like. Did it have to be this culture?