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Whatchuwant wrote: Just curious Obamanut- did you personally purchase this building you own or were you born into it from your family? Because if you were born into it, that sounds a little trust-fundy to me. FWIW.

Of course I didn't buy it, where is a non-Jewish guy under 30 from a working class background going to come up with $8 mil? The gentrifiers have made it impossible for normal working people to buy property here anymore.

Not to mention, why would I spend that much money for an otherwise unremarkable building just because it's in *cue nasally voice* "Park Sleh-oowpe"? I, unlike the gentrifiers, don't piss away money on things that aren't worth their price, like Brooklyn gentrification rent.

But that's just the irony of it--I never asked for any of this. I was happy just being a regular kid from Brooklyn. Then the lemmings came.

Daddy Warbucks' suburban red state money may have made the gentrifier kids well-off.. but it made me rich. :x

Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: [quote=vidro3]once my parents die I'll be a real estate mogul.

Once ON's mom dies, he'll be out on the streets. 'Cause she'll have left the building to the Cat Sanctuary.

Don't be jealous just because your own Daddy Warbucks can't keep up with your yuppie counterparts', forcing you to be marginalized out there in el barrio. Not to mention, that choice job in that "grade A office building" of yours doesn't even seem to be helping you make the cut. You must have terrible money management skills.

I know it sucks to have to cede that 'yuppie cred' when you're all bragging about your 'Brooklyn apartments' to each other in Sidecar, not being able to say you live in "Park Sleh-ooowpe" like all the others. Like I said, just keep temping and maybe one day.. one day.. you'll be able to afford to flush even more money down the gentrificiation rent toilet!

Flush, flush, baby!

obamanut, from the real Obama

"...but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. "

the only thing that can solve this feud is Jagermeister.

Obamanut, in the words of Drunken Revival:

Drunken Revival wrote: This thread sucks

Obamanut wrote: [quote=Anastasia Beaverhausen]Actually, in my upwardly mobile career and our tanking economy, I'll be buying your building from your mom in about a year and a half. And no, you can't still live in the basement. You'll actually have to get a real job.

On a "project manager"s salary?

Oohh, now you're even checking out my profile! I'd be flattered if I didn't find you completely repugnant.

Obamanut wrote: Don't be jealous just because your own Daddy Warbucks can't keep up with your yuppie counterparts', forcing you to be marginalized out there in el barrio. Not to mention, that choice job in that "grade A office building" of yours doesn't even seem to be helping you make the cut. You must have terrible money management skills.

I know it sucks to have to cede that 'yuppie cred' when you're all bragging about your 'Brooklyn apartments' to each other in Sidecar, not being able to say you live in "Park Sleh-ooowpe" like all the others. Like I said, just keep temping and maybe one day.. one day.. you'll be able to afford to flush even more money down the gentrificiation rent toilet!

The bashing of Sunset Park is just lame. Sunset Park is an awesome neighborhood in its own right, with much better food than Park Slope.

Obamanut wrote: [quote=Whatchuwant]Just curious Obamanut- did you personally purchase this building you own or were you born into it from your family? Because if you were born into it, that sounds a little trust-fundy to me. FWIW.

Of course I didn't buy it, where is a non-Jewish guy under 30 from a working class background going to come up with $8 mil? The gentrifiers have made it impossible for normal working people to buy property here anymore.

Not to mention, why would I spend that much money for an otherwise unremarkable building just because it's in *cue nasally voice* "Park Sleh-oowpe"? I, unlike the gentrifiers, don't piss away money on things that aren't worth their price, like Brooklyn gentrification rent.

But that's just the irony of it--I never asked for any of this. I was happy just being a regular kid from Brooklyn. Then the lemmings came.

Daddy Warbucks' suburban red state money may have made the gentrifier kids well-off.. but it made me rich. :x

Dude, you totally ignore Whatchuwant's point ON. That you make even more $$ because of the gentrification than you would've previously expected doesn't change the fact that you're still benefiting from your grandmothers' generosity/inheritance. Obviously, you've hit the lottery, but you were still going to make $$ off the building you inherited, and even if it wasn't worth the $8mil it is now (funny that you like to keep bringing that point up), I bet it was still worth quite a bit 'back in the day'.

To be blunt: ON, you are being a hypocrite for condemning others for receiving the same familial largesse others get. Or you imagine that they get.

And, just to be clear about that last sentence, you're also being equally hypocritical when you condemn non-Brooklyn natives for their 'ol' "NY natives are reverse rednecks" schtick, a yuppie/hipster favorite' when you group all newcomers into being either of those categories.

I think most of the on this board get it. Gentrification, done poorly, can be highly destructive to a community. It was and is a continuing issue in my hometown of Boston in neighborhoods like the North End, Southie, JP and Dorchester. And, evidently, you feel the same about Park Slope. But, if your goal is to convey that to folks, there are certainly a lot more effective (not to mention less hypocritical) ways of doing it.

However, that brings me to my last point. If you as a landlord are charging market rate rents for Park Slope in your building - the very same overpriced rents that rail against which you, rightly, state that make Park Slope inaccessible to so many of the working people you grew up with - you are just as culpable as the people you condemn for paying them. Even more so.

So, is that it, ON? Is that what all your juvenile rants on this and your 'PC Police' thread are about? Even though you can't admit it to yourself, you know you're just as 'bad' as the rest of us, so you need to freak out on everyone to make yourself feel better?

I hate to break it to you, ON, but you're the Ted Haggard of anti-gentrification old school Park Slopians.

Seriously, dude. Get a life... or a shrink. Something. Anything. Just get over yourself.

Obamanut wrote: Of course I didn't buy it, where is a non-Jewish guy under 30 from a working class background going to come up with $8 mil?

I'm curious if you can explain that comment to me? Is it that Jewish people can magically conjure up money? Is it that Jewish people all come from well-off families and accept money freely? Are we old-school usurers? Please clarify what exactly you mean by that, I'm really curious.

Others might mean that as a joke, Obamanut, but it's not really that funny, since I think you actually believe that. Argue your point as you wish, but leave your racist shtick at the door.

Mamacita wrote: Obamanut is essentially a trust fund baby! LOL!!!

I know, this is hilarious to me. Its akin to a 16 year old getting their parent's hand-me-down year old Mercedes when they upgrade to a Hummer. And somehow Moug and I are the spoiled brats here

:roll: :shock:

GermanHermann wrote: [quote=Mamacita]Obamanut is essentially a trust fund baby! LOL!!!

He's not a trust-fund baby. It's better than that: any well-off family can set up a trust fund for a child. Obamanut inherits real-estate.

what does that make him, landed gentry?

Carmen wrote: And somehow Moug and I are the spoiled brats here

It's because of my luxurious Crown Heights penthouse. The prime location off Utica avenue just makes him jealous.

Mougar wrote: [quote=Carmen]And somehow Moug and I are the spoiled brats here

It's because of my luxurious Crown Heights penthouse. The prime location off Utica avenue just makes him jealous.

Don't be dissin' Utica avenue! People need to get their incense and used books somewhere.

Slumdog landlord?