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Re:Portland passes low-density zoning reform by whatshisface on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @05:14PM (#24287353)
Yes, if you give people infinite control over everything visible from their houses, they can build a radio telescope and control half the universe. On the other hand, your proposal is too radical, because I feel like I have a legitimate interest in not getting boxed in by several 100-foot walls spraypainted with obscenities and built one inch away from my property line, lit with daylight-strength spotlights at all hours of the night like that one Mormon temple. There has to be a reasonable middle ground between no control and infinite control.
Re:Portland passes low-density zoning reform by asdff on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @06:11PM (#24287891)
If you have a legitimate interest, why not buy out the block yourself and live in your own little Shangri La? Otherwise, you are asking the government to subsidize your lifestyle preferentially over that of your neighbors. Believe it or not, the people living in the apartment next door with the spotlights are your neighbors too.
Re:Portland passes low-density zoning reform by whatshisface on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @06:20PM (#24287963)
If my purposely extreme example isn't extreme enough to get you to side against it, just imagine one that's even more extreme.
Re:Portland passes low-density zoning reform by pmiller2 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @09:08PM (#24289180)
If your purposely extreme example wasn't enough to convince, why do you think your hypothetical "more extreme" example will?