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WanderingEng · 2462 days ago · link · · parent · post: Hipster-bashing in California: angry residents fight back against gentrification
This was the topic of my somewhat unpopular opinion. Low density housing isn't about character or property values, it's about quality of life. Noise is another form of pollution, and lower density housing is one means of reducing it. Green space also has positive mental impacts, and having space around your home and your neighbors' homes improves that. The "character" and property value is a result but not the driver. I'm feeling sarcastic, so I'll add that these people should get the same advice as the unemployed coal miners of Appalachia: if you can no longer live there, move somewhere you can.