Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed

[dtkvictim]

I mean, I understand why people try this argument, it's inherently conservative.

What pisses me off, and frankly, reveals NIMBYs true goals is when they oppose buildings smaller than the neighbouring buildings, as they did on Belmont.

I feel I should repeat myself first: I don't think neighbours should have much or any say about these developments. With that in mind, I don't think there is merit to your comment about NIMBYs goals. First, you are othering a fairly diverse group of people simply because they disagree with you. The people who use nearby buildings as benchmark, and those who oppose a building smaller than existing structures are not the same group. Certainly there is some overlap, and I'm sure you've even met some of these individuals. But that alone doesn't make all people you disagree with fit into this bucket.

Secondly, a neighbourhood composed of 1 highrise to 99 lowrise buildings is not the same as the inverse. It sounds stupid to say something so obvious, but saying that a development shorter than an existing nearby structure can't be opposed for height reasons is implying that both scenarios are indeed the same.

I think we can criticize those helping to fuel our housing crisis while maintaining nuance and understanding, and avoiding divisiveness.

Personal take but conservatives are stupid people, it's not a surprise that when they present their arguments to the public at large, they get called stupid. Oh well.

When conservatives present their opinions to liberal echo chambers they get called stupid. I feel you should know, the opposite is equally as true.