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I don’t doubt that happens but the flip side is that in my area the food trucks and mom and pop locations have been getting a big boost from people in the neigh

I don’t doubt that happens but the flip side is that in my area the food trucks and mom and pop locations have been getting a big boost from people in the neighboring gentrified neighborhood giving them shout outs or sharing job opportunities. My neighbor has started selling her mother’s tamales starting on next door and now has enough business to stop working in an Amazon warehouse. My area is probably not representative of most Nextdoor communities however

uoaei 6y ago
That's awesome! I am only speaking out because I get the sense from this community (and having worked in the tech industry for long enough) that such externalities are not really considered when designing apps like this one. The other comments give a hint to the proportion of time that these concerns and issues are discussed. I see all the time only the consideration of "could" without any regard for "should".