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"Mahattanization" is used as 4 letter word in local city council meetings and letters to the editor.
by kindatrue 8y ago
"Mahattanization" is used as 4 letter word in local city council meetings and letters to the editor.
- dfxm12 8y agoIs there something wrong with Manhattan (or Chicago, or Tokyo, etc.)?
- danenania 8y agoNo, but it attracts specific demographics and (forcefully) repels others. To find the kind of single-family houses you see in abundance in SF within 20-30 minutes of the center, you'll be an hour or more outside of urban NYC. People just want to have their cake and eat it too: they want a city vibe and short commute, but also a yard and a garage and an unobstructed view, etc.
- greedo 8y agoAnd other's want to have their cake and eat it too; cheap housing in one of the hottest job markets, in an interesting city. It's like the business paradox; cheap, fast, good, pick one. You want cheap housing? Come to the Midwest. You want an ultra high paying job? Stay in Silicon Valley/Seattle etc. It's like the model complaining that she's too skinny for her jeans.
- nerfhammer 8y agoLocals arbitrarily believe that all buildings should be sort of old, squat and humble looking, that this is a universal value, and that everyone else has to make whatever sacrifices are necessary for it.