Here's the thing: You can object to the term, but as far as individual actions go he's living in the individual house that he is criticizing other people for doing, whereas I am living in the higher density residential project. In my book, actions > virtue signalingI know "virtue signaling" has become the phrase du jour on the erbb but it really is meaningless.
I'm talking about acknowledging right or wrong. Personally I'd much rather be a hypocrite that knows right from wrong. People that support ignorance purely to support their own self interest are the worst.
Now don't get me wrong. It doesn't bother me that he enjoys his house or his long distance commutes to work on the freeways that he hates. I'm not critical of either choice on his part, even though I wouldn't make the same choices. And the point he has been making is undisputed by anyone in this thread that continued sprawl isn't sustainable on the perpetual basis.
But by the same token I am content to allow redevelopment into the higher densities occur on the more organic basis and according to the market conditions as has already been demonstrated to occur, so long as the govt isn't stepping on people's property rights to do it.
Adding a carrot to entice them in the desired direction is far better than hitting them with the stick. IMO