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You can't tell the poor to "move away" from their place of residence. They mostly can't Even if their neighbor is a murderer.

The nimby situation is forcing the less fortunate people to commute beyond what is humane. A 2 hour commute is not healthy. And they CAN'T move away, mostly.

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I'm not disagreeing with that at all.

My issue is with this absolute claim:

> There is no societal problem for which "just move away" is a solution.

That's just untrue and useless to claim. It doesn't help the conversation. Moving away can be a solution to a lot of problems. It might not be feasible in all cases, but it would still solve the problem at hand.

I'm not advocating for this at all. That doesn't change the fact it's a solution.

I'm curious which societal problems you think are fixed by moving? Indeed moving can resolve the issue for a given individual but I cannot think of any situation in which moving solves the underlying problem.

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