Everything in your post is just your own personal opinion.
> The problem is that these individual preferences come with enormous costs, both economic and with respect to individual freedom...
What if I don't agree with increasing the population? If I don't want to increase the number of people in the city I'm living in, then why on earth would I want urban consolidation? Does anyone actually enjoy living in a tiny apartment, as opposed to being able to afford a house with a yard? The need for endless population increase is not just some foregone conclusion. Not everyone here is an SWE living in SF, with SF problems, and SF opinions.
> In short, yes, people do have rational, coherent reasons to oppose growth, but, no, those complaints are not in the end valid.
I don't agree with your opinion. Should I just classify all of it as 'invalid'?
> The problem is that these individual preferences come with enormous costs, both economic and with respect to individual freedom...
What if I don't agree with increasing the population? If I don't want to increase the number of people in the city I'm living in, then why on earth would I want urban consolidation? Does anyone actually enjoy living in a tiny apartment, as opposed to being able to afford a house with a yard? The need for endless population increase is not just some foregone conclusion. Not everyone here is an SWE living in SF, with SF problems, and SF opinions.
> In short, yes, people do have rational, coherent reasons to oppose growth, but, no, those complaints are not in the end valid.
I don't agree with your opinion. Should I just classify all of it as 'invalid'?