[patcon]

imho the landlords shouldn't shoulder the blame either. Regional wealth in general seems to lead to a surplus of culture consumers and a deficit of culture creators, for a variety of structural reasons.

it's funny, because we conflate two sides of gentrification that are actually separate: 1) the harsh reality we impose on oppressed communities of people living in poverty, and 2) the loss of artistic culture-creators from a neighborhood that they are living in because society doesn't know how to reward those who create culture.

Both the marginalized and creative artistic class share a problem, and so have reason for solidarity, but they're not necessarily tightly coupled in all possible societies.