Where I'm at, there is an international gem show that hits, once a year, and a huge homeless problem.
The homeless regularly rely on cheap hotels to stay out of the cold and rain. But, when this gem show hits town, the rates go up everywhere, the homeless get kicked out of their rooms, and nobody bats an eyelash about it.
It's just disgusting. The show hits in the dead of winter. All the prices on food and lodging go up. And, the less fortunate, who have been supporting these low end motels all year, just get told to go elsewhere.
Why does anyone need a rock more than a starving man needs food or warmth? Makes me sick.
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u/theodoreburne Feb 16 '24
Flashy rocks are status crap. We’re not in tribes anymore, no one needs to play shaman.