Nimby

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nimby

Title text: 80 percent chance this'll eventually end up in BAHFest talk.

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Do you know about "nimbyism"?

Yeah. I don't like it. People need to embrace change

As in "not-in-my-backyardism"." humanity's general desire for nothing to change in their neighborwoods?

Wrong.

Nimbyismi is humankind's

Greatest asset.

200,000 years ago, there were only a handful of humans. What separated them from other apes? Language? Bipedalism.P no. Nimby/sm.

You no build speartips near cave/ cave area not zoned for industrial or commercial activity!

As a result, humans were forced to expand at a more rapid rate than other animals.

Me build hut here.

And ruin view?

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This not only explains our rapid dispersal, but also why we were able to adapt so well to different conditions around the planet.

Thag, me not want live on glacier

But land use restrictions minimal!

It's only now that the world is settled that nimbyism appears to be a problem.

We're no longer adapted. The environment has changed.

No, no no. Quite the contrary. What's the most nimbyistic place on earth?

And who's spending billions on private spacefaring ventures?

Bay area.

Mother of god

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I'm a Yes In Mars's Back Yard

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