eiffel tower – Official Richart Ruddie Entrpereneur Blog https://richartruddie.net Richart Ruddie Entrepreneur Blog Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 NIMBYs in 1887 Tried To Stop The Eiffel Tower From Being Built https://richartruddie.net/nimbys-in-1887-tried-to-stop-the-eiffel-tower-from-being-built/ https://richartruddie.net/nimbys-in-1887-tried-to-stop-the-eiffel-tower-from-being-built/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:46:57 +0000 https://richartruddie.net/?p=162 Sometimes you learn that the not in my backyard can stop something that really is transformational for a country. Whats incredible is we would never know if the 1887 petitioners got their way. A petition by NIMBYs in 1887 against the Eiffel Tower sounds a lot like contemporary arguments against projects. Had opponents succeeded, nobody today would realize what had been lost. The cost of NIMBYism is in what is not built.

“A petition by NIMBYs in 1887 against the Eiffel Tower sounds a lot like contemporary arguments against projects. Had opponents succeeded, nobody today would realize what had been lost. The cost of NIMBYism is in what is not built. https://t.co/409WOwQc0d

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