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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here at DCUM, the criticism of the newest wave of hipster gentrifiers has always been they're too weak-willed to stay in their "transitioning" neighborhoods a little while after they become parents. Rather than work hard to make the neighborhood more school-age-friendly, they bolt for the suburbs.  So, the self-anointed "Prince" of Petworth did essentially the same thing by moving to a longtime white enclave in D.C.; perhaps he believes his blog can continue despite his latest carpetbaggery; we will see.  But the criticism of him and his choices are appropriate, considering the context of longtime criticism of gentrifiers who do exactly the same thing.  Pray tell, what makes the "Prince" so different that it is inappropriate to point out what looks to be his self-evident sameness?  Lemmings gonna lemming, far as I can tell.[/quote]
This post hit the nail on the head.  [b]They move to "transitioning" neighborhoods, drive tax rates and home prices up so that old timers cannot afford them[/b], and then move when "real life" starts.  So typical.[/quote]

And that explains all the bitterness here.

No, they don't move to "transitioning" neighborhoods to drive up tax rates and force old timers out.  They move to neighborhoods [b]that they can afford.[/b]  He moved to Petworth because that was what he could afford with his 20-something single salary.  He's now married with a little one and another little one on the way and 2 incomes, and a house that increased in value.  He can now afford Van Ness and the good schools that come with the neighborhood.  How can you anyone be angry about that?   They would do the same for their family, if they could.

Oh right, it's the same people who feel entitlted to living in expensive urban neighborhoods that they can't afford.  [/quote]

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