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I love Boston, I grew up here, went to school here, work here. The transformation taking place over the last 10 years has been incredible. Disregard people who

by seibelj 10y ago

I love Boston, I grew up here, went to school here, work here. The transformation taking place over the last 10 years has been incredible. Disregard people who want things to never change. At least Boston lets people build, unlike in SF. If you aren't a total pussy you can buy in JP or Roxbury and get an affordable place [0]. Everyone wants to live like their rich, and if they can't all they do is bitch. Yes, rich people have money and therefore buy nice things. There is still plenty to go around. [0] http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Roxbury-Boston-MA/54232_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/42.331757,-71.058261,42.310244,-71.103323_rect/14_zm/ http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Roxbury-Boston-MA/54232...

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sakopov 10y ago
Not a total pussy because these areas are sketchy or because you'd be paying a high price?
- TYPE_FASTER 10y ago
  Sketchy. That house for $125k in the Zillow list is a pretty good deal though.
- eli_gottlieb 10y ago
  "Not a total pussy" because you're willing to gentrify a formerly working-class, affordable area to get yourself on the property ladder. I mean, I'm all in favor of new building. New building everywhere! For everyone! Yay! But calling someone a "pussy" because they'd rather not be taking formerly affordable rental housing off the market is pretty nasty.
  - seibelj 10y ago
    pussy because people whine they can't live in the single most desirable part of the entire city, and are too afraid to live where they can afford
- Spooky23 10y ago
  Parts have a real sketch factor. It's cheap-ish by Boston standards.
TYPE_FASTER 10y ago
The advantage of the Seaport area is it was parking lots and industrial, so nobody cares if you rebuild. There's a ton of opposition to change in other parts of the city, but not there.
- ghaff 10y ago
  You'd be surprised. There are definitely building and appearance rules in the nicer old industrial area. Nothing like other places of course.
itvagines 10y ago
"If you aren't a total pussy..." Grew up around Boston and I laughed out loud when I read this. Glad to be reminded every now and again of the reason why I fled to Brooklyn.
- seibelj 10y ago
  in a thick boston accent yah get the fuck outta here kid! ;-)
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superswordfish 10y ago
What is this, a frat house? "Pussy"? "Bitch"? You do understand that's sexist, right?
- seibelj 10y ago
  bitch is a verb, pussy is an adjective for someone who refuses to live in an area because it's "too dangerous"
  - superswordfish 10y ago
    Oh lord, you can't even identify the parts of speech correctly. Anyway, those imply that women are cowardly and whiny, and it's sexist. Now you're aware.
    - seibelj 10y ago
      > all they do is bitch verb
      - superswordfish 10y ago
        "pussy", as you used it, is a noun. I don't even know why I'm continuing this idiotic debate, the point is that it's offensive. You can deny that as much as you want, it makes no difference.

by seibelj 10y ago

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sakopov 10y ago

Not a total pussy because these areas are sketchy or because you'd be paying a high price?

TYPE_FASTER 10y ago
Sketchy. That house for $125k in the Zillow list is a pretty good deal though.
eli_gottlieb 10y ago
"Not a total pussy" because you're willing to gentrify a formerly working-class, affordable area to get yourself on the property ladder. I mean, I'm all in favor of new building. New building everywhere! For everyone! Yay! But calling someone a "pussy" because they'd rather not be taking formerly affordable rental housing off the market is pretty nasty.
- seibelj 10y ago
  pussy because people whine they can't live in the single most desirable part of the entire city, and are too afraid to live where they can afford
Spooky23 10y ago
Parts have a real sketch factor. It's cheap-ish by Boston standards.

TYPE_FASTER 10y ago

The advantage of the Seaport area is it was parking lots and industrial, so nobody cares if you rebuild. There's a ton of opposition to change in other parts of the city, but not there.

ghaff 10y ago
You'd be surprised. There are definitely building and appearance rules in the nicer old industrial area. Nothing like other places of course.

itvagines 10y ago

"If you aren't a total pussy..." Grew up around Boston and I laughed out loud when I read this. Glad to be reminded every now and again of the reason why I fled to Brooklyn.

seibelj 10y ago
in a thick boston accent yah get the fuck outta here kid! ;-)
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superswordfish 10y ago

What is this, a frat house? "Pussy"? "Bitch"? You do understand that's sexist, right?

seibelj 10y ago
bitch is a verb, pussy is an adjective for someone who refuses to live in an area because it's "too dangerous"
- superswordfish 10y ago
  Oh lord, you can't even identify the parts of speech correctly. Anyway, those imply that women are cowardly and whiny, and it's sexist. Now you're aware.
  - seibelj 10y ago
    > all they do is bitch verb
    - superswordfish 10y ago
      "pussy", as you used it, is a noun. I don't even know why I'm continuing this idiotic debate, the point is that it's offensive. You can deny that as much as you want, it makes no difference.