• Gamma
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    1711 months ago

    You’re wrong:

    a person who does not want something unpleasant to be built or done near where they live

    Another!

    a colloquialism signifying one’s opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable in one’s neighborhood.

    Maybe one more?

    opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (such as a prison or incinerator) in one’s neighborhood

    • conciselyverbose
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      11 months ago

      None of those contradict my definition.

      Not wanting a company dumping fucking trash in the streets is not and does not even vaguely resemble NIMBYism.

      • @sim_@beehaw.org
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        1111 months ago

        You’re omitting the part where OP is fine with the “trash dumping” in the streets of other locales. That’s what makes it NIMBY (as OP admits).

          • @sim_@beehaw.org
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            411 months ago

            Yikes dude, you’re blaming me for the reddit-esque toxicity.

            I was using the other guy’s wording (“trash dumping”) specifically in quotes because I didn’t agree with that sentiment re: scooters. I’m not making any point about you, I’m talking about the use of the term NIMBYism. Dang.

        • conciselyverbose
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          111 months ago

          He said he’s all for them banning it as any reasonable jurisdiction must do. He’ll just use them if they decide to ruin their streets.

      • HeartyBeast
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        411 months ago

        Those certain contradict your attempt to place a weird limit on for ‘NIMBY’ can be used.