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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: 0.405s | 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. munksbeer ◴[28 Apr 25 16:12 UTC] No.43823068[source]▶
It sounds like he made the places famous and gentrified them.

Hackney is now full of this: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/160955729