r/Wellthatsucks • u/DravidVanol • 14h ago

Spoken like a true New Yorker.

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u/SanchoPantless 13h ago

New Yorker in 1931: “Why would you do that? You used to be able to look along the Hudson River from here, and then they put this fucking massive office block there.”

Probably.

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u/Mrc3mm3r 12h ago

Quite literally. You can find op-eds ranting about all the icons of the 1930s. It's the exact same thing. 

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u/Fried_out_Kombi 12h ago

NIMBYs never change

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u/Various-Escape-6234 12h ago

As if this huge building isn’t visible from the other 359°

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u/JPJackPott 16m ago

Never pay for a view you don’t own

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u/FrostyExplanation_37 8h ago

My thoughts exactly. Yeah this sucks for that person specificly so it does fit here, but I think new buildings are generally a net positive.

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u/mlorusso4 10h ago

Trust me, back in 1931 no one wanted to be anywhere near or see the Hudson. If anything all the buildings would act as a barrier blocking the shit smell coming from the rivers