Lumifer comments on Rational Home Buying - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DysgraphicProgrammer 11 February 2014 01:35:01AM 1 point [-]

But that's exactly what I mean. The union, the construction company, all have a stake, but none of them evil. It could even be all good guys. Say the planners are all looking out for the little guy. But one is worried about construction noise, and another about worker safety, and another about secondary traffic effects in local neighborhoods and another about cost overruns.

It's the n-dimensional, multiplayer tug of war that produced a fucked up result, not actual malice on anyone's part.

Comment author: Lumifer 11 February 2014 01:46:13AM 1 point [-]

The union, the construction company, all have a stake, but none of them evil.

What do you mean, "evil"? They all have a stake and they all arrange the situation to benefit themselves. It's not malice, just, as noted, "good business".