I’m from a country considered third-world and a common vacation spot for foreigners. One of our islands have a lot of foreigners even living there long-term. I see a lot of posts online complaining on behalf of the locals living there and saying this is such a bad thing.
Currently, I fail to see how this is bad but I’m scared to asks on other social media platforms and be seen as having colonial mentality or something.
In: Economics
You work hard to make your community nicer and safer and more prosperous. Then wealthier people start being attracted to the area (usually because to them it’s trendy and cheap) and you and your family get priced out of the housing and shopping and leisure and end up having to move out. Gentrification isn’t an inherent evil but combined with wealth inequality it punishes people for making the world better.
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