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		dionidium on April 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: San Francisco Tech Firms See Workers Flee from $4,... I understand that people who buy into a neighborhood want that neighborhood to freeze in time and maintain for all eternity whatever character it had on the day they bought. But we should be wholly unsympathetic to that view. It's a reasonable thing to wish for, but it's not a reasonable demand to give in to.

edanm on April 8, 2016 [–]

"It's a reasonable thing to wish for, but it's not a reasonable demand to give in to."

This is a brilliant sentiment, and a brilliant quote. It applies in so many conversations...

I just wanted to express my appreciation (and my intention of stealing this quote many times in the future!).

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