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Topic: Whiny Millennials (WaPo Opinion Piece)
Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Mon 01/26/15 02:28 PM
The Washington Post has published an opinion piece titled "Can millennials call Arlington home?" Here is how it begins: In 1976, while she was a young photojournalist at Newsweek, my mom bought a house. Against the advice of her colleagues from Maryland, she settled in central Arlington. The price at closing: $79,000. Almost 40 years later, I work in Arlington. I'd like to follow in her footsteps, but I'm not certain I can. That's bad for millennials and worse for Arlington. The author claims that it is bad for Arlington that the author can't afford to live there right now. Can anyone justify this mentality?

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Mon 01/26/15 03:43 PM
sounds like a fluff piece... cities are only as good as the people that make them up...

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Mon 01/26/15 03:59 PM
Yea, it's a fluff piece.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Mon 01/26/15 05:55 PM
The Washington Post has published an opinion piece titled "Can millennials call Arlington home?" Here is how it begins: In 1976, while she was a young photojournalist at Newsweek, my mom bought a house. Against the advice of her colleagues from Maryland, she settled in central Arlington. The price at closing: $79,000. Almost 40 years later, I work in Arlington. I'd like to follow in her footsteps, but I'm not certain I can. That's bad for millennials and worse for Arlington. The author claims that it is bad for Arlington that the author can't afford to live there right now. Can anyone justify this mentality? justify WHAT mentality? following in her moms footsteps or not being certain she can? or that its bad that someone who works in Arlington cant afford to live there?

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Mon 01/26/15 06:06 PM
well I thought it was because of the crime?

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Mon 01/26/15 06:07 PM
justify WHAT mentality? The mentality which says that Arlington is worse off because the author of the opinion piece can't afford to live there now.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Mon 01/26/15 06:27 PM Edited by msharmony on Mon 01/26/15 06:28 PM
justify WHAT mentality? The mentality which says that Arlington is worse off because the author of the opinion piece can't afford to live there now. well , I figure, more residents , more taxes, more revenue,,,,, she is being paid from within that location but she doesn't get to participate in putting the money back in,,,, I haven't read the article, I would expect there to be more of an explanation in that article,, but the above is my best guess.

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Mon 01/26/15 06:46 PM
justify WHAT mentality? The mentality which says that Arlington is worse off because the author of the opinion piece can't afford to live there now. well , I figure, more residents , more taxes, more revenue,,,,, she is being paid from within that location but she doesn't get to participate in putting the money back in,,,, I haven't read the article, I would expect there to be more of an explanation in that article,, but the above is my best guess. I would take it as a commentary on how inflated home prices are. that is sad that young people cannot confidently buy homes these days

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Mon 01/26/15 07:15 PM
justify WHAT mentality? The mentality which says that Arlington is worse off because the author of the opinion piece can't afford to live there now. well , I figure, more residents , more taxes, more revenue,,,,, she is being paid from within that location but she doesn't get to participate in putting the money back in,,,, I haven't read the article, I would expect there to be more of an explanation in that article,, but the above is my best guess. I would take it as a commentary on how inflated home prices are. that is sad that young people cannot confidently buy homes these days Hey, the Fed has printed more money so that people that can't afford homes can buy them. She needs to get on the bubble.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Mon 01/26/15 08:47 PM
The author of the opinion piece could live elsewhere, but he wants to live in Arlington. He acts as if he is entitled to live in Arlington. When his mother bought her house in Arlington in 1976, that city wasn't as attractive as it is now, according to residents who commented on the WaPo op-ed. The author could move to a less-attractive community and work to improve it, just as older generations worked to improve Arlington.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Tue 01/27/15 08:13 AM
The author of the opinion piece could live elsewhere, but he wants to live in Arlington. He acts as if he is entitled to live in Arlington. When his mother bought her house in Arlington in 1976, that city wasn't as attractive as it is now, according to residents who commented on the WaPo op-ed. The author could move to a less-attractive community and work to improve it, just as older generations worked to improve Arlington. Thank you Dodo.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Tue 01/27/15 08:22 AM
justify WHAT mentality? The mentality which says that Arlington is worse off because the author of the opinion piece can't afford to live there now. he must be a 455-IQ Super-Genius Billionaire!

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 01/27/15 07:30 PM
The author of the opinion piece could live elsewhere, but he wants to live in Arlington. He acts as if he is entitled to live in Arlington. When his mother bought her house in Arlington in 1976, that city wasn't as attractive as it is now, according to residents who commented on the WaPo op-ed. The author could move to a less-attractive community and work to improve it, just as older generations worked to improve Arlington. Im not understanding what is wrong with wishing to live where you work? I think the op did an adequate job of making their points. Keeping people priced out can cause a loss of culture and innovation too.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Tue 01/27/15 07:36 PM
The author of the opinion piece could live elsewhere, but he wants to live in Arlington. He acts as if he is entitled to live in Arlington. When his mother bought her house in Arlington in 1976, that city wasn't as attractive as it is now, according to residents who commented on the WaPo op-ed. The author could move to a less-attractive community and work to improve it, just as older generations worked to improve Arlington. Im not understanding what is wrong with wishing to live where you work? I think the op did an adequate job of making their points. Keeping people priced out can cause a loss of culture and innovation too. So, the people who can afford to live in Arlington don't have culture and innovation?

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 01/27/15 07:37 PM
The author of the opinion piece could live elsewhere, but he wants to live in Arlington. He acts as if he is entitled to live in Arlington. When his mother bought her house in Arlington in 1976, that city wasn't as attractive as it is now, according to residents who commented on the WaPo op-ed. The author could move to a less-attractive community and work to improve it, just as older generations worked to improve Arlington. Im not understanding what is wrong with wishing to live where you work? I think the op did an adequate job of making their points. Keeping people priced out can cause a loss of culture and innovation too. So, the people who can afford to live in Arlington don't have culture and innovation? not as innovative as 'new blood' people get 'set' in their ways and things stop growing and changing and evolving,,,

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Tue 01/27/15 07:53 PM
The free market will determine who lives in Arlington.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 01/27/15 08:01 PM
The free market will determine who lives in Arlington. true, and if business leaves because workers have to travel to far,,,prices will come down,,,

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Tue 01/27/15 08:35 PM
The free market will determine who lives in Arlington. true, and if business leaves because workers have to travel to far,,,prices will come down,,, Or, if Melmacians move into the neighborhood every one will leave.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48912	Wed 01/28/15 10:09 AM
Or, if Melmacians move into the neighborhood every one will leave. Said by the bloke who had the "Welcome Mat" taken away from him while visiting the Hebei Provence of northern China.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Wed 01/28/15 10:54 AM
Or, if Melmacians move into the neighborhood every one will leave. Said by the bloke who had the "Welcome Mat" taken away from him while visiting the Hebei Provence of northern China. Ouch!