#surrounded by the rich folks constant need to erase the visual reminders of the realities of class inequality

[lobothebuilder]

In my town, these businesses often disappear and reappear elsewhere and then when you ask about it they say they had a very well advertised moving sale, and they are a business with a lot of growth and had the opportunity to move to a more ideal location. None of that has ever been true. Oddly enough the businesses that never seem to die (or close?) Or move, is the smoke shops that have been forced to become semi vape shops but literally never cared and only have the business cause it's easy and their kid needed a job but not, like, a real job that they could potentially be fired from. And they have those bright annoying flashing led lights all over the outside.

i love commercial real estate that is essentially zoned exclusively for momentary fad businesses that will go bankrupt. hmm, ok, we are the 8th comic book store in this zip code, and, fuck, uhh, ok nobody is going to any comic book stores anywhere, hmm, ok, vape lounge, old robot style vapes, yep nope ok we don't really sell anything and we're bankrupt. now we're a Vape Store. ok we're the 8th one on this block. ok. they've changed the locks. hmm. what's next. Axe Throwing, Axe Throwing Will Be The Nex-oh, shit, fuck. ok. I got it. We sell fake weed.