Re:Dynamic Models of Gentrification
by ihaveajob on Thursday October 24, 2024 @02:26PM
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I wish the term 'displacement' would be more commonly used, because it encapsulates the negative aspects of gentrification. On the other hand, gentrification has objectively positive aspects (improvements in safety, amenities, livability of a neighborhood). But it's too late now.
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Re:Dynamic Models of Gentrification
by appreciatorBus on Thursday October 24, 2024 @03:38PM
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It's long become a meaningless term in housing discourse. More or less boils down to "the vibes are off" When millionaires who live in houses started describing non-millionaires being allowed to live in apartments nearby as "gentrification", you know it's time for a new word.
god so fucking true. you have to understand in SF housing discourse that 'bringing in undesirable elements' means 'letting people that "only" make 100k live here'
Re:Dynamic Models of Gentrification
by capitantrueno on Friday October 25, 2024 @10:52AM
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I have never read the word gentrification in a positive light, only as the "displacement" meaning.