Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy
Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy
Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company after it was delisted from the NYSE.
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a person who does not want something unpleasant to be built or done near where they live
a colloquialism signifying one’s opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable in one’s neighborhood.
Maybe one more?
opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (such as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
11 0 ReplyNone of those contradict my definition.
Not wanting a company dumping fucking trash in the streets is not and does not even vaguely resemble NIMBYism.
0 0 ReplyYou’re omitting the part where OP is fine with the “trash dumping” in the streets of other locales. That’s what makes it NIMBY (as OP admits).
7 0 Replyedit: whelp egg on my face on this one. Wasn't even directed at me.
1 0 ReplyYikes dude, you’re blaming me for the reddit-esque toxicity.
I was using the other guy’s wording (“trash dumping”) specifically in quotes because I didn’t agree with that sentiment re: scooters. I’m not making any point about you, I’m talking about the use of the term NIMBYism. Dang.
2 0 ReplySeemed directed at me, my bad.
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Those certain contradict your attempt to place a weird limit on for ‘NIMBY’ can be used.
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