Thomas Rogers Muyunga Mukasa on Gentrification and gen-der-trification, millenials, baby boomers and gen-xers in the cross hairs of a community: An African goes on around and about in San Francisco City
Humans can still live as one. Humans can benefit from a balance in demand and provision. This is how we raise our voices to be heard. Much as we cannot re-invent the wheel, so can't we re-invent a model of hegemony which beats that known as “community.” We only need to improve upon our idea of community. We also need to partake in community meetings or events that increase on our social interaction. This can also be looked upon as our social obligation to others. The price is setting baselines that are not oppressive towards all categories of beneficiaries nor deterrents to capital, time and resource investments. Three weighing stones can help make this balance: the need to know our population demographics; know their needs (especially as they arise from lived experiences) and; know how to re-invent ourselves. These weights will tamper the scales. Atop the space needle in Seattle, Washington State and many other high elevation places are places where one can use a binoculars