[wickawic]

You can be a homeowner and also not be a misanthrope at the same time. The min/max attitude of tech workers has always disgusted me in his regard.

Edit: I don’t retract my statement, but at the time of posting this my parent comment only contained the first paragraph. I agree with most points brought up

[api]

Averages matter a lot. You can be magnanimous but it doesn't take that many greedy bastards to have an effect.

I also think closet classism/racism plays into it. California has a liberal facade but there's a lot of "we don't want those kinds of people" in our neighborhood sentiment below the surface. Making sure housing is unaffordable for minorities and the poor is a great passive-aggressive way to implement segregation without having to admit it.

[CodeWriter23]

The poor would never be able to afford food at the Gelson’s in those areas.