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[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ha, they're hoping they can stop the open heroin use by having construction projects take over all the sidewalks... yeah, sure, that'll work. But seriously, what kind of source is this? Stop population decline? "Seattle loosen"??

[–] StringTheory 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They want to stop a certain type of population from declining. Can’t let them be replaced, y’know! Of course, the planet’s human population is exploding… unless you don’t consider some people to be human.

[–] pbjamm 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dare you to make less sense.

[–] Vodulas 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were referring to the fact that most of the time when you see a name like "Stop population decline" that means they are into great replacement theory. The comment made perfect sense, but I don't think it is accurate in this case. The site seems to focus on making better housing in cities

[–] pbjamm 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The comment might make sense in another context but I have no idea what it has to do with Seattle's Zoning Regulations

[–] Vodulas 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is in context to the name of website

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's usually what it is, but I was confused why that particular group would even care about downtown zoning regulations in a place like Seattle. 🤷

[–] Vodulas 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it is an odd name for a group that is anti-NIMBY, pro affordable housing, etc. If you look at their about page, they seem to want to address the underlying issues of people just being able to live and couching it in population decline, which is...a choice.

[–] tintory@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seattle Loosen Downtown Zoning Regulations

Apparently that is the case, considering they relaxed some of the rules but not all of them.

Don't really care about the source, their articles aren't reactionary and they are a good collection on stuff that I care without having to go look around on YIMBY, Paid Leave, Child Care, Anti Austerity, etc etc

[–] Vodulas 1 points 1 year ago

I think they are pointing out a typo in that headline. It should be something like "Seattle to Loosen" or "Seattle Loosens." Normally I am not one to correct grammar if the point is made, but they are positioning themselves as a news source. That kind of mistake does not inspire confidence in the source.