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No Fun Please, We’re YIMBYs?

How can serious advocacy work get broad engagement?

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Addison Del Mastro
Sep 07, 2026
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At a YIMBY happy hour in D.C. a few weeks ago, I had an interesting chat with a young woman who had been pointed to the YIMBY group by a friend, and decided to show up. It was her first time at one of these things, and she knew basically what a layperson would know about housing: it costs too much.

It was interesting talking to someone who shared the sam…

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