Quote of the Day
We are just at the VERY beginning of the scaling back process. With the country losing jobs like crazy right now, people who want to scale back might not even be able to because they are just trying to cling to what they have right now. Think about all those MILLIONS of people who moved…
We are just at the VERY beginning of the scaling back process. With the country losing jobs like crazy right now, people who want to scale back might not even be able to because they are just trying to cling to what they have right now. Think about all those MILLIONS of people who moved to the Sun Belt over the last decade and bought those energy sucking houses in the deserts of Phoenix, Las Vegas, etc. Many of them are trapped. Their houses are worth half, their electricity costs are through the roof and they now find themselves in cities which were born of the notion that bigger is better. We don’t hear about the shift as much yet, because those people aren’t yet packing up in any serious numbers (my few friends aside) because they are just trying to figure out what comes next. I guarantee you though, that a lot of people feel trapped right now in a lifestyle which they now realize is not sustainable for the long run. It won’t be until the economy turns around that many of these same people will be able to do anything about it though. This is not a blip, I don’t think. This is an earth shattering tectonic plate shift that will reshape the way people view their lives all over the world. I think so anyway. I also think that it’s necessary, and will ultimately be a great thing for the human race.
— by 11217 in Brooklyn Rental Market More Stable Than Manhattan
rob, FWIW, you should have won QOTD way back with your “boys who look like Hannah Montana” remark. It’s up there in my B’stoner highlight reel. So stop wallowing in your pile of junk and get out there and go skate around with those twerps in the hall.
Congrats, 11217.
For us losers: Happy Hour at the Loser Lounge from 5 PM to 7 PM tonight.
It’s not about being a better person, Rob. If you took the time to get to know Jenny gamestop, I have a feeling that maybe she’s lonely.
I don’t know…this is getting too deep. I don’t want to get into all that. I’m not a therapist.
You may be right – the ability to judge this as necessary and great depends a lot on your perspective. As much as people may not realize how big a shift we are undergoing, so may others not realize that the problems of those people will likely be brought home to everyone.
diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks. material items can mean a lot to someone, sometimes more than human relationships and stuff like that. it doesnt inherently make them bad people though. like id much rather sit in a pile of my massive collection of junky old cluttery space hogging plastic video games than sit in a people circle singing kumbaya, you know? jenny at the food co-op is no better a person than jenny at gamestop.
*rob*
bullshit
Rob,
Judging by the fact that retail sales are down significantly, gas consumption is down, imports are down, etc, it seems people are buying less “crap”
That’s really all we can hope for. There will always be people who want to fill their lives with material possessions instead of focusing on the truly important things in life.
Those people have not yet seen the light.
“HEY…this quote does’t even mention brownstones or high rises. What gives?”
“Or how everyone loves Park Slope… very un11217ish, but nicely said!”
But it does mention his friends…which is very like 11217.
YES, it’s your second one this week!!
What you’re going to flaunt it now!
Geez, grow up already [seething]
😉
I’m very well aware that not everyone loves Park Slope, dh.
Sometimes I’m just exuberant in my love of it, and that seems to turn some people off.
If loving and feeling connected to where I live is such a sin, I’ll take it.
If you knew me, you’d know that I love all of Brooklyn (and NYC), but have a special affection for my own hood. Nothing wrong with that.