| Comment | This might be the most simplified definition of gentrification I've ever seen.
>this all leads to flats and houses in the area having, at times, a quite drastic rise in value
No it doesn't.
>the ones that sell, sell their property at far higher price than they thought possible when they moved into area and the ones that stay now live in a nicer, cleaner more attractive area improving their quality of life
But how many of those people within those areas actually own their home? I wouldn't imagine its the majority and the people that sell are the ones that can afford to, there will be plenty of flat owners in say, Govanhill for example, who actually can't afford to move or indeed don't want to so they can't cash in.
>People honestly blast gentrification because its "cool" to, but they dont really understand what it is.
The irony of this brah.
>do people who hate gentrification want Glasgow to remain the genuine 2nd world slum it was in the 70-80s?
It's not as black and white as that. 'Gentrification' can have positive impacts on areas, but there are downsides for the people that live there which you haven't once acknowledged, only referencing the fact that those that might own a home will make more money from it as if that is the be all and end all here. |
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