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Practicing_Atheist t1_jaenazf wrote

r/gatekeeping

If you don’t like people complaining maybe you should take your own advice.

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RogueInteger t1_jaeocnj wrote

I think that there's this weird perception in this sub that everyone in Boston has old money, high-paying jobs, and is just resting on their laurels...

From when I moved here to where I am at now in life is vastly different, but the years living with roommates were great -- I'm still friends with them. When I was broke I couldn't go out to the bars every night I wanted to, but there was always a house party or gathering somewhere... I learned to cook more at home, and generally become more independent and resourceful.

It may not be the case for you, but when I see a lot of these posts I kind of see people that only see the things they don't have... which seems depressing.

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buddhaliciousss OP t1_jaepmv1 wrote

Replying to RogueInteger (#2,128,644)

I grew up in Boston and saw the lives of my family and some of those around me deteriorate over time. In the early 2000's people weren't afraid of their landlords and you could have a regular job without living a diminishing quality of life. Housing supply has been artificially constricted by those with wealth. This is a phenomenon in cities like NYC an SF as well. My hometown neighborhood has become increasingly less community-oriented as more and more tech people have moved in and everything is far more expensive. I put myself through college and worked my way up, but not in tech or another super-lucrative industry. I just have a regular middle class job and the goalposts have been moved in an artificial zero-sum housing environment. I now have all the things I had and then didn't have because of gentrification - security, dignity, and some freedom. I can actually save money now and god willing I will buy my parents a place somewhere affordable so they can retire with dignity.

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