[rsynnott]

What’s a ‘luxury neighborhood’? In any large city, most central areas are generally a bit of a mix; “this is only for rich/poor people” is more of a suburban phenomenon. If the shops are only catering to the high end, a problem can develop.

(I am less sure why this happens to such a great extent in large US cities vs elsewhere, vs more of a balance of shops, but it does seem to.)

[wahnfrieden]

The poster appears to be Israeli. I’m not an expert and have never been but I understand spatial wealth segregation is quite extreme there and may explain their take. Here’s one study: https://www.ref-inst.org/en/articles-and-studies/spatial-ine...

So it may just be that where they are from, the concept of “luxury neighborhoods” which do not need to cater to the poor and disadvantaged populations does indeed exist, due to segregation factors