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PaulDavisThe1styesterday at 9:21 PM1 replyview on HN

I think you missed my point. The places were "bad" for some and "good" for others.


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estearumyesterday at 9:59 PM

The empty places were by definition good for few people, typically people who couldn’t afford better places.

Artists don’t move into neighborhoods because they’re cool, they move in because they’re cheap. They’re cheap because, by definition, people don’t want to live there.