• Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 hours ago

    Moving is a privilege,

    Poor people move all the time. It’s a fucking wild take to call moving a privilege. Though I do agree with the last bit about sometimes (or maybe even often) being in a worse position than before

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      Poor people move all the time.

      Yes, that’s why all the inner city projects are devoid of people. They’ve all moved somewhere else because it’s so easy for them.

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      I read something in The Atlantic about how people used to move about every three years and that sounds insane to me.

      And also, the phrase “I just read something thing in The Atlantic” makes me feel even older than my gout and shingles.

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        When I was young we averaged moving every 4.5 years, but for reasons, I got very accustomed to changing environments every year or so, and as an adult I’ve struggled to stay in one place for the clean start it offers, but moving is so expensive now, and I don’t like driving anywhere near enough to be a nomad van dweller type.

        I can maybe do it one more time in the near future, assuming money and housing values don’t tank first, but that’s probably it for the rest of my days. I hope it really scratches the anxious itch for change, cuz if not…

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        10 hours ago

        You’re going to have to rename yourself to Boomer Humor Doomergod. (Sorry about the gout and shingles.)