Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Do *I* want to own a fish tank? No. Do I want *you* to own a fish tank? Not really. Do I think people *should* own pet fishes? I can’t see why they would. And yet, it’s good that if people want to own fish tanks they are allowed to do this. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 29, 2023

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The case that *it should be legal* to add housing to urban areas does not hinge, on any level, on the idea that everyone does or should want to live in urban areas. It’s like how if you want to buy a fish tank and some fish, you can do that. — PolitiTweet.org

All bait aside there's this arrogance I see in a lot of YIMBYs where it's simply inconceivable to them that people… https://t.co/veNM7sj7tX

Posted Jan. 29, 2023

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The difference is that pets, where we have embraced freedom and abundance, are economically trivial while on housing — by far the largest sector of the economy! — we have opted for mandatory scarcity. But treating land as normal is very beneficial. https://t.co/BU5gGfN9Xf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 29, 2023