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@zomonro
Gentrification creates a stifling homogeneity in urban areas that makes it less suited for the everyday lives of the lower class and more suited towards the leisure and tourism of those with expendable income.
An old, decrepit laundromat gets replaced by an upscale bakery? And people are mad? It’s not that the poor hate organic vegan cupcakes, it’s that most of us don’t have a way to do laundry in our own home.
Run-down corner stores replaced by hand-made designer clothing boutiques? We don’t hate your eco-fabric shawl, but I can’t eat that for dinner after work like I could have a can of beans I grabbed from that corner store when I don’t have time to take the bus to the real grocery store after work.
What gentrification brings in and of itself is not typically bad, it’s that gentrification brings institutions of leisure and pleasure and makes it so that the poor have to go farther out of their way for basic necessities. It turns low-income living spaces into local tourist attractions. It can even create food deserts by putting restaurants, grocery stores, etc. in that the majority of the lower class cannot afford.
Imagine if someone totally renovated your house and turned it into a mini theme park - they took away your sleeping space, where you prepare food, where you clean yourself and get ready for your day, and replaced it with things that will please people who are visiting, who have their own homes they can go back to, who are here not for their entire life but just as a distraction from their otherwise mundane existence. It’s not that you hate theme parks, it’s not like you’ve never been to a theme park and vow to never visit one again. It’s just that you need to live! To survive! And the leisure of those who have more than you should not invalidate your existence.
I am glad this has made the rounds. Some people feel a dense misunderstanding or misinterpretation concerning gentrification, and I think it helps to hear a description/explanation of what gentrification is from those who are both affected by it and educated by the culture from which it hails. I and many others enjoy some of the delights of gentrification while simultaneously having their livelihoods threatened by it.
not even funny how true this is for me
I love charcuterie. One million tiny sandwiches I made myself please
this is how new yorkers @ mamdani
you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid
My illustrations the most based poem about tigers by Nael, age 6
Every time I read it I feel space inside my chest expand in very *emotion* way.
still genuinely might be the best own ive ever seen in my fucking life
Clip of Lucy Dacus on the Las Culturistas podcast.
friendship addicts will be like “i just need one more hit of your infectious laughter and zest for life”
Rocky + Movement Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller
in many cases, you can go to museum and see art there ☝️ often it feels good to do this
oh i wish you could know me and i wish i could know you much more sometimes wish i could do nothing with you sit in the yard while the day dies leave it all on the table and i'll say "i love you" and mean it this time say "im sorry for everything else" if we found a way to the other side i'd be willing and able
New bruno mars song called I'll kill you
press the teleport button to come over to my house and eat a bagel on the porch with me rightnow and you will earn 5 gems
you don't even have a dog