Not sure. I see where he’s coming from though. I used to live in Seattle’s gaybourhood and always felt like I was intruding. I loved living there but it wasn’t important to me.
Now we live in a very sleepy, very white, very middle class bit of the city, I’d say it couldn’t possibly get more gentrified but they are trying to ruin its character (as with the rest of the city) by building as many ugly condo and apartment buildings as possible. I guess the demand for housing is there so they are needed but…
http://www.myballard.com/2014/03/10/ballard-development-to-be-built-inches-from-neighbors-home/
Mind, we also live in a brand new townhouse instead of one of the old Craftsman homes so we’re still bad people. Lovely views of Mount Rainier and the Olympics from our rooftop, though 
For now, anyway.
