[TedDoesntTalk]

> entire villages would be eliminated

Entire towns have been relocated for the greater good. Some examples are to build dams and reservoirs. Butler, Tennessee. American Falls, Idaho.

Grand Coulee Dam forced the relocation of 3000 people.

So many others, like these:

https://www.uncharted101.com/the-submerged-towns-of-america/

[yellowapple]

> Some examples are to build dams and reservoirs.

Yeah, dams and reservoirs that obliterated not just those towns but any and all surrounding habitats - while also in many cases interfering with fish stocks/migration. "Greater good" indeed.

Maybe we should be tearing down those dams before quibbling over a gravel road.

[TedDoesntTalk]

> but any and all surrounding habitats

They also created new habitats.

[yellowapple]

For some reason I doubt the creation v. destruction works out in the favor of dams.