• sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    suburb you described is pretty much the exception and these are expansive generally as any city.

    South or West US style burbs is just the same corporate ghetto except this one does not produce sufficient tax base to support its existence without “growth”

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      2 months ago

      I clarified my bias, but fyi my suburb is in the “west US”. As I said, everyone here is making assumptions. Reducing whole regions of the country to a described “corporate ghetto” isn’t a realistic reflection

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        Southern US has been development 70-80% post WW2 entire fucking region is corporate ghetto from poorly designed urban cores to the shiti mcmansion burbs 30 miles out.

        Sure there are good places near the urban core with 2 million dollar house. That shit is great but kinda not accessible.

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          No need to argue, we (edit spelling) agree many bad neighborhoods exist. but that’s the exact generalization I’m talking about: not all neighborhoods are alike. My house is nowhere close to 2mil.

          Point being broad generalizations exist on both sides of the conversation, and a more nuanced perspective (and a tighter scope of discussion) will better serve this topic, and aid meaningful discussion. Else we end up with this thread.

          Using globals, and the biases that come with them is always weaker than focusing on specific areas and the needs therein.

          Like I wouldn’t want to assume that all European apartment blocks are Soviet era shoeboxes. That would be a poor understanding of the very different dense housing in Europe.