New parents with a big community in Oakland California
Having friends in close proximity transforms a generic neighborhood into an extended home.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
Today’s plain apartment buildings were once considered radical, opposed by social critics, and avoided by most “proper” people. The notion of sharing a hallway, a laundry room, an elevator, or a roof with other families was seen as a recipe for moral decline.
Dror Poleg • Airbnb in Context
Children caused landlords headache. Fearing street violence, many parents in crime-ridden neighborhoods kept their children locked inside. Children cooped up in small apartments used the curtains for superhero capes; flushed toys down the toilet; and drove up the water bill. They could test positive for lead poisoning, which could bring a pricey ab
... See moreMatthew Desmond • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Whenever you go to a place where people know and like you, you open yourself to others who are there.