Gentrification

Harry G—Bavarian comedian who just says obvious things out loud—was talking about gentrification. Double-edged sword, he called it. He’s right. I’ve watched it happen to places I knew. Neighborhoods improve, rents climb, old character drains out. Everyone wants you to pick a team, but it doesn’t work like that. The dive bar was genuinely great. The coffee shop that replaced it is fine. Both are true. It’s everywhere—Berlin, Munich, my city. You mourn and move.