Ruin My Week
Redditors are talking about things that not-so-wealthy people used to absolutely love before they were discovered by the rich.
You may be shocked to find out how many trendy foods and clothing brands were always popular, but only for those in a lower income bracket.
(Ugh, rich people ruin EVERYTHING. Y’all would have never even tried oxtail if it wasn’t priced at $20 a dish at your new hipster restaurant in the neighborhood you gentrified.)
Redditor hpbojoe kicked off the conversation when they asked:
“What was loved by poor people until rich people ruined it?”
And the responses are full of things a lot of people would have never even heard of if it weren’t perfected and loved first by poor folks.
Here are the most popular answers according to the people of Reddit.
1.
“Living near the coast used to be a poor people thing a long time ago.”
2.
“Vinyl collecting. It was a dead, cheap to get into industry as a hobby. Now come and get your $50 RSD special jizz splatter Chet Baker EP.” –TRex_N_Truex
3.
“All types of what was traditionally “poor people food”. Pork belly, oxtails, etc. All the things that use to be cheap because they were considered to be the trash parts. Now that people realize how delicious they can be its driven the price up.” –keesouth
4.
“Thrift stores.” –rinaldiisevil
5.
“Donuts, cupcakes, hamburgers, wings – that have all been given the “foodie” treatment and went from good cheap eats to gourmet pricing without a corresponding increase in quality.” –SonofSniglet
6.
“Avocados have become so popular that the locals can no longer afford them.” –Electronic_Speech563
7.
“Theater- used to be the entertainment for the masses and now it’s ridiculously expensive and inaccessible to most people.” –teethwizardmanperson
8.
“Classic cars.” –aminalsarefriends
9.
“Brooklyn.” –reason2listen
10.
“Tybee Island, Ga. Aka the Redneck Riviera used to be a place where one could get a house close to the beach for a relatively low price, until rich movie stars started buying there.” –roadwobbler
11.
“The Champion brand. I remember goodwill and Walmart selling their champion stuff for cheap, now it’s “designer” and it costs so much more now.” –savarsquez
12.
“Affordable housing.” –retardedelephants
13.
“Trucks. $80,000 for a truck is nuts.” –wfiboyfriend69
14.
“Camping. It used to cost close to nothing to reserve a camp site (some are still cheap) but now they’ve gone all boujee and some sites charge you ridiculous fees to pitch a tent in the woods. Same with music festivals in the forests. People would go to get away from bullshit societal hierarchies and enjoys music and self expression. Then they got all mainstream and it lost its original meaning (think Burning Man).” –porquenolosdo2
15.
“Vegan food. When it became a trend the label vegan made it 50% more expensive. There was a huge scandal in the late 2000s when it was reveal most pizza shops didn’t use real cheese, because plant based was cheaper. Today vegan cheese 200% compared to normal cheese.” –HiopXenophil
16.
“The outdoors. So many places used to be difficult to get to, required some level of toughness and grit just to see. More and more people argue that they are entitled to see these places without that, and they’re flooding in, paving roads, cramming parking lots full, and trampling some of the most pristine, delicate, untouched areas of the world. I’m not trying to gate keep these places, but nature sure was.” –Printem
17.
“The ‘minimalist’ lifestyle. You’re a multi-millionaire yet for some reason you live in some squeaky clean, show home apartment with brushed metal everything, and own almost literally nothing. You call this “liberating”, when the reality is lots of people genuinely can’t afford that apartment or indeed any contents for it.” –Herbert_Anchovy
18.
“Ribs, wings, barbecue in general.” –threedogafternoon
19.
“Money.” –Salutational
20.
“Living in cars. Maybe not so much “loved” but with housing being the way it is – living out of a car/van is one of the only ways people can get by. The rich trying to capitalize on the boho lifestyle and how “freeing” it is to go so minimal is gross when the people in the car beside them are just trying to get by. People can’t afford rent and a car to get to work, somehow rich people stepped in to make that look appealing.” –Bottleofapplesauce
21.
“Carhartt clothing.” –Octafuzzy
