Gentrification

Quote: AZDuffman

How dense will people prefer to live?

Not dense at all, but preferences rarely have anything to do with choices that are essentially economic.

Quote: Fleastiff

Not dense at all, but preferences rarely have anything to do with choices that are essentially economic.

Not sure it is economic in these cases. It is about living downtown with all the action. I see it here downtown all the time. Old Macy's becoming apartments. Old office buildings becoming apartments. Everywhere, in a comparatively small area. Quick jump to all local sports, casino, cultural district, and of course work offices.

Some people love living in high density, downtown areas.

It's not for me.

Quote: AZDuffman

It is about living downtown with all the action.

Yes, that is why many retirees are buying old commercial buildings and converting them to large residences that are already located where all the 'action' is. Those in gentrified areas walk to 'whatever' in minutes, those in suburbia stay home and watch TV rather than drive for half an hour and get a parking/speeding/DUI ticket.

A white professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey violated the school's policy when he complained about other white people in a post on Facebook, according to reports.

So this is too funny. The guy is a college professor living in Harlem. And he complains about the "gentrification" of his neighborhood. He is gentry complaining about gentrification!

Putting aside feelings on him getting fired, how silly is it for him to complain about what is essentially himself?

Quote: AZDuffman

A white professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey violated the school's policy when he complained about other white people in a post on Facebook, according to reports.

So this is too funny. The guy is a college professor living in Harlem. And he complains about the "gentrification" of his neighborhood. He is gentry complaining about gentrification!

Putting aside feelings on him getting fired, how silly is it for him to complain about what is essentially himself?

The article says the professor claims his "reverse racist" post was "satire". I thought it was humorous, but it cost him his job.

Quote: Ayecarumba

The article says the professor claims his "reverse racist" post was "satire". I thought it was humorous, but it cost him his job.

Satire yes. I would not so much say "reverse racist." To me it has more of a "I-wanted-to-hang-around-black-people-but-all-these-white-people-keep-moving-in" tone. Or kind of like if he was my student I would tell him to better develop his satire skills.