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I wrote a book called “Crap Towns”. It seemed funny at the time

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395 points url | 1 comments | 26 Apr 25 00:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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JumpCrisscross ◴[26 Apr 25 01:16 UTC] No.43800055[source]▶
Yes, it’s a problem that something like that is insulting to publish.
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relaxing ◴[26 Apr 25 02:16 UTC] No.43800341[source]▶
I’d be pretty upset if the value of my home was harmed because someone decided to make it common knowledge that the town I lived in was crap.
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[26 Apr 25 07:19 UTC] No.43801578[source]▶
> pretty upset if the value of my home was harmed because someone decided to make it common knowledge that the town I lived in was crap

I could argue this for the journalism disclosing Flint’s lead problems. The root cause isn’t the commentary. It’s the reality. Balancing one’s property value is the fraud conveyed on a prospective buyer.