Agreed. But it's not just a WNY thing, IMO.
A segment of the population has always been hard wired to be "against." It doesn't matter what [fill in the blank] is. But the more [fill in the blank] is touted as a positive, the more "against" they are.
In WNY, the collective voices of the "against" are more distinct / less drowned out by the white noise of daily living found in bigger/faster growing places....
Here's the Olmsted masterpiece being lamented:
It amazes me more people haven't been killed on those islands over the years, given the direct access to the water.
Edit:
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