> So they don't have a problem with people cutting through as long as they're "locals"; it's when the outgroup starts doing the same thing that people get up in arms.
That's one (particularly dramatic) way of looking at it. You could also interpret it to mean that it's just about the overall number of people making use of the routes. Adding in non-locals might just push that number over a certain threshold.
That's one (particularly dramatic) way of looking at it. You could also interpret it to mean that it's just about the overall number of people making use of the routes. Adding in non-locals might just push that number over a certain threshold.