&gt; They also tend to believe, rightly or wrongly, that &quot;density&quot; would just mean lots of high end expensive apartments that nobody in the &quot;middle class&quot; can afford.<p>That would be wrongly.<p>Supply and demand are real. The fact that SF is now more expensive that NYC proves it. Restrict supply long enough, and prices will go up.<p>People who refuse to believe in simple, verifiable facts deserve what they get, &quot;sinister&quot; or not.