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failure_of_a_cow t1_j9hykai wrote

Reply to comment by HoboHash in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription

... What? I made no proposals, I said that the parent's logic was suspect. Frankly, poor.

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[deleted] t1_j9i72m4 wrote

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failure_of_a_cow t1_j9ia3av wrote

The case for gentrification is usually something in terms of economic development. The notion that we shouldn't halt development, halt progress, just because some people lose out. Other people gain from that same progress, and it advances both the neighborhood and society as a whole.

Some people also make property rights arguments in favor of gentrification, I mentioned this is another comment. Basically: our system rewards those who have the most money, and gentrification is simply one example of that. And this is good, because our system is good. Or at least better than all other options. (people who make this kind of argument never actually examine all other options)

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