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This the classic “pack your bag and move” type of argument much like “learn to code”. For many this is not an option due to job, family and a host of other thin
by mercy_dude 5y ago
This the classic “pack your bag and move” type of argument much like “learn to code”. For many this is not an option due to job, family and a host of other things.
The point in the article I was highlighting was about prices outpacing growth. And that’s a problem. When you have prices doubling almost every 5-10yrs and no chances of slowing down then why even work?
- kazen44 5y agoAlso, in usual capitalistic fashion, it completely removes the human aspect of living somewhere. You belong to a certain community. People are being priced out of their community and social neighbourhood by speculation and rent seeking. This is a deliberate political choice, and it shows, especially if we account for the mass individualisation of (american) society.
- throwaway984393 5y agoI like how when this happens to poor black people, we don't care because we middle-class white people deserve to live wherever we want. When it happens to middle-class white people, suddenly it's unfair.