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If rapid growth is so good, why don’t affluent areas want it?
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:38 pm
Pick the nicest (richest) city or town that you can think of…
Why doesn’t that place want Dollar Generals, DR Horton tract homes, self storage facilities, and an unrelenting flood of people?
Why doesn’t that place want Dollar Generals, DR Horton tract homes, self storage facilities, and an unrelenting flood of people?
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:39 pm to weagle1999
The nobility doesnt want to live like us
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:40 pm to weagle1999
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affluent
I don’t think that means what you think it means.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:40 pm to weagle1999
NIMBY!!!!!
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:40 pm to OysterPoBoy
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I don’t think that means what you think it means.
Now I'm curious to hear your definition.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:45 pm to weagle1999
Who said rapid growth is good?
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:49 pm to weagle1999
Certainly not an issue here. There has been non-stop construction for 5 years and it isn’t going away anytime soon. Granted, it’s not like we are a suburb or anything, so that changes the dynamics a lot. Bulk of construction is probably STRs and vacation homes that get used two weeks a year.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:52 pm to Jim Rockford
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Who said rapid growth is good?
This was going to be my question. I'm not sure I recall ever hearing someone say this
Now, people will occasionally argue that rapid growth is necessary, but that's a different issue.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:55 pm to weagle1999
You know why.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:57 pm to weagle1999
Not sure what you mean by rapid growth. But yes, wealthy people do not want to live near migrants and dollar generals. The growth can happen on the outside limits of wealthy neighborhoods so lattes, nice dinner, and cleaning services may be provided.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 2:59 pm to weagle1999
Why don’t nice areas want trailer parks and trailer park convenience stores? That should be obvious
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:02 pm to Joshjrn
Rapid growth is always in the eye of the beholder. The suburb I live in had fewer than 1,000 people in 2009. Now it's over 15,000. But the people that moved here four years ago think they're not a part of the problem, it's the housing that's being finished in 2026, and planned for 2027 that is the problem.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:03 pm to weagle1999
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DR Horton tract homes
They have them, they are called McMansions. They have Messican help who go buy stuff for them at the Dollar Generals close to where they live to save fuel costs.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:05 pm to weagle1999
Not all growth is equal
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:06 pm to weagle1999
that sort of thing tends to bring in the undesirables. Affordable housing is great but I don't want it near me. There are plenty of good, respectable lower income people out there so this doesn't apply to all of them but generally I don't want to live near them and the problems a lot of them create. I'm not even close to what I'd consider wealthy.
This post was edited on 11/2/26 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:06 pm to LemmyLives
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Rapid growth is always in the eye of the beholder. The suburb I live in had fewer than 1,000 people in 2009. Now it's over 15,000. But the people that moved here four years ago think they're not a part of the problem, it's the housing that's being finished in 2026, and planned for 2027 that is the problem.
Yeah, that's a fun observation bias issue. Those people who moved in believed that town was a good place to live when they moved in. As such, any complaints about it not being the way it was before they moved in are silly, but they have the right about it changing after they arrived for obvious reasons.
People are delightfully lacking in self awareness that way
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:08 pm to Jim Rockford
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Who said rapid growth is good?
Developers, real estate agents, new home construction workers... and the good people at your county tax office.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:08 pm to weagle1999
Bc they are the folks behind it.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:16 pm to theliontamer
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wealthy people do not want to live near migrants
Right
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and dollar generals
My life loves the dollar general near us
Posted on 11/2/26 at 3:18 pm to weagle1999
What happens when weeds start growing in a flower bed? They start taking over. Not all growth is good.
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