Initial_Dimension541 t1_j9z3eyg wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:01 PM

It’s trustafarian/nimby vibes. Very vocal socially liberal majority that just doesn’t want anything affordable in their town.

Beantownbrews t1_j9z5gsi wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:15 PM

I would never in my life describe people from the south shore as trustifarians. Maybe one or two pockets. Even cape cod. Most full time residents are just regular folk.

NIMBY is fair though.

streetworked t1_j9z5vmq wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:17 PM

I mean... Fall River and Attleboro are MA coast. There are towns that really fit your description but Revere, for example, is as MA coast as anywhere and I would not call it trustafarian

Initial_Dimension541 t1_j9z87iq wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:33 PM

I would say the coastal towns touching Boston don’t have this vibe. Ipswich and Hamilton are places where everyone has a coexist sticker but they’re boycotting affordable housing on the commuter rail

qoreilly t1_j9zgsh4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Nailed it

milesmaven16 t1_j9z8jv3 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Attleboro isn't a coastal town.

streetworked t1_j9z9jda wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Well...OP says "eastern MA" and "MA coast" so.... I'm thinking the salient point is that's too broad of an area to make generalizations about.