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Topic	What is wrong with gentrification?
pinky0926 04/07/17 7:24:49 PM #23:	RebelElite791 posted... pinky0926 posted... Because those poor people don't get a better quality of life, they just find it harder to exist anywhere and end up getting displaced. And then the entire soul of a place and the reason it was gentrified in the first place can disappear. The first part is true but I take some issue with the second part. I can't imagine how it's ever a bad thing for there to be a Starbucks or a hipster vegan gluten-free donut shop on a corner in Oakland rather than a crack-dealer or gangs. Sure, you're not wrong in that sense. But in extremely simple terms: Dink couple: "Oh hey honey, let's move into this lovely quaint neighbourhood, there's so much rich history and character" Property developer: "Ok let's redevelop this entire area and make everything brand new and exclusive" If you've ever lived in an area that's been gentrified, you'll know that the entire history of the place gets entirely stripped out in the process of cleaning it up. All those local butcher shops and grocers and so on? Well here's your walmart, you don't need anything else. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z316/CeliaOfTheSky/Pinky0926.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:876756619] in What is wr... [t:75211011]...</cite> <quote><cite>RebelElite791 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>pinky0926 posted...</cite> <quote>Because those poor people don't get a better quality of life, they just find it harder to exist anywhere and end up getting displaced. And then the entire soul of a place and the reason it was gentrified in the first place can disappear.</quote> The first part is true but I take some issue with the second part. I can't imagine how it's ever a bad thing for there to be a Starbucks or a hipster vegan gluten-free donut shop on a corner in Oakland rather than a crack-dealer or gangs.</quote> Sure, you're not wrong in that sense. But in extremely simple terms: Dink couple: "Oh hey honey, let's move into this lovely quaint neighbourhood, there's so much rich history and character" Property developer: "Ok let's redevelop this entire area and make everything brand new and exclusive" If you've ever lived in an area that's been gentrified, you'll know that the entire history of the place gets entirely stripped out in the process of cleaning it up. All those local butcher shops and grocers and so on? Well here's your walmart, you don't need anything else. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z316/CeliaOfTheSky/Pinky0926.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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