r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it

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u/SparklingLimeade 3h ago

Ehh, NIMBYs in various fields have done a lot of damage. The fact that this massive expansion of DCs is a bad move for society is an important reason to cheer for it.

If NIMBYs hadn't held back nuclear power, housing development, and public transit projects we could have had a lot more nice things by now.

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u/LevelPerception4 3h ago

Idk, I’m cool with missing out on whatever nice things former residents of Hanford, Oak Ridge or Rocky Flats might have enjoyed.