Do we ever reach a point as a community wherein our problems are behind us? Sorry, but no. If anything, it gets more complicated.
Scott Doyon, with a little help from Jay Z and Spinal Tap, talks about "how important the tenor of our temperament can be in forging community but hesitates to frame the discussion specifically along the lines of 'gentrification' because that’s a word with a definition so loose that it allows us to absolve ourselves of our own culpability — identifying gentrifiers as everyone who got here after me."
"Instead, this is about change and about the fact that there is no stasis. There is only the whole of history that has brought us to this exact moment in time and the accompanying opportunity to help shape what comes next.
"The best scenario is one in which you’re able to hold your community together, and that means getting better at listening, reading between the lines, engaging in a meaningful way, and delivering on promises."
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