{"id":14232,"date":"2019-07-18T09:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T13:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/dcbrp\/?p=14232"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:04:07","slug":"week-7-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/2019\/07\/18\/week-7-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most notable experiences that I\u2019ve had occurred after reading \u201cHow to Kill a City\u201d and learning about how many skyscrapers Dan Gilbert owns, and how much influence he has over the politics of the city. We were walking by Campus Martius and I looked up and thought about how Dan Gilbert owns a majority of the buildings within my field of vision at that moment. To own that kind of property and wealth seems almost unreal to me. It\u2019s an even more unusual feeling knowing that the process of acquiring his wealth hurt many original residents of the city of Detroit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I think this experience was also memorable because it made me understand that while thousands of people moving into the city are the noticeable aspects of gentrification, the start of gentrification was essentially just the city fulfilling the wishes of Dan Gilbert and other billionaires. It seems like such an absurd amount of influence to give to a small group of individuals, especially when the consequences of the decisions they make affect such a large number of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another interesting aspect of this experience was that after seeing all of the property that Dan Gilbert owns and the effect that his ownership of those buildings has had, it only seems logical to demonize him and call him out for his selfish ways. And while that may be the right thing to do, it\u2019s also worth noting that in 2012 he joined The Giving Pledge which is a pledge to give half of their wealth to philanthropic causes. While this likely will steal leave Gilbert with an absurd amount of money it\u2019s still a notable donation and an interesting decision for him to make as compared to his other more selfish business decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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