While real estate investors often claim the goal of gentrification is to revitalize a neglected community, critics tend to view it as a harbinger of displacement that only benefits the wealthy. The Onion examines the pros and cons of gentrification.
PRO
Gives longtime residents opportunity to spread wings and explore other neighborhoods
Starbucks needs to live somewhere too
No more bothersome “community” making noise
Helps residents living in pilates deserts
Dog no longer bullied for sweater
CON
Better-funded school might make kid a nerd
Priced out of eating food
Will eventually be displaced by richer, whiter people
Have to reckon with how much you love stupid “mini donut flight” place
Still technically living in Boston
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