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It’s so prevalent there’s a dedicated term for people who oppose it: NIMBY.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY

And at its extreme BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone

It's frustratingly hard to get friends and neighbours to understand when they're part of the problem, that their "special" situation isn't special after all.

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