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I think a lot can be learned from inverting the spin of the advice you are proposing... What you are saying is: "Leave neighborhoods unpleasant so only poor peo
by OrwellianChild 10y ago
I think a lot can be learned from inverting the spin of the advice you are proposing... What you are saying is:
"Leave neighborhoods unpleasant so only poor people want to live in them."
Looking at it this way gets at the heart of the problem with this way of thinking. Can I suggest a counter point?
Solve the systemic issues that prevent low-income people from seeking good housing, rather than advocating to keep them in their place.
- twblalock 10y agoYour interpretation changes the meaning of what I said, and it is uncharitable at best. I never advocated keeping the poor "in their place." I just pointed out that unintended consequences can occur in these kinds of situations.
- Chris2048 10y agoHow is the above not the implication though? At least if a neighborhood changes, there is a chance a % of poor locals are able to profit from it and stay.
- twblalock 10y agoSaying that one should be careful when trying to help people is not the same as saying that one should not help those people at all.