I know New England has lots of old money, but it seems like there is a lot of people living in nice huge houses with water views. Maybe my brain doesn’t want to accept that the older generation hoarded so much wealth, but maybe it’s true.

I’m disabled and live off of less than 9k a year

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I work part-time as a strategy consultant. I get paid only for the hours I bill to a client, and I work for a big firm based in another state. I am a specialist in a really narrow, obscure area of expertise, so I don't have that much competition for clients. Random, lucky way my career has played out.

As long a I work a certain number of hours (including hours I don't get paid for, like when I'm on an internal training call or, or posting on LinkedIn to make people realize how fucking brilliant and indispensable I am), I get full benefits from the firm – which is what makes all the difference in the world.

We rent a very small house in a rural area of RI.

The folks with a mansion and a second home and sailboat - some are successful entrepreneurs but most inherited old money I think.

i'm looking forward to the day when they spew their vitriol on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

I know you are but what am i?

probably just got back from his winter in Florida

This view is a very important one and I hope you come to the event and articulate it!

Figured it was something like that...

Do we have a demographic shift? Like regardless of population number change, more households now?

Most of my street is empty nesters so like 40 ish houses of just 2 people in 1500±500 ft houses. The neighbor across the street had 3 kids when I first moved here but they all moved out of state so it's just the husband and wife now.

I'm from the Foster/Glocester and Burrillville area and damn, you'd think you were in Alabama.

If you don’t already have a job lined up at Brown prior to moving… I would not hold your hopes very high that you’ll be able to just apply when you get there & easily get a job.

Scituate exports smart people, it doesn’t retain them.

Cousins! They really are tho

I’ve noted before, the East-West split in RI during the recent elections matched the North-South split in the US

while harm reduction is wonderful and very needed, i’m wondering what treatment options they will be referring folks out to? everyone in the recovery community is aware of the dearth of high quality treatment options available, and i often fear that focus on harm reduction gives the people who decide on programs & funding an excuse to neglect good, effective treatment, because the goal is to just keep people alive. imo just being alive is the bare minimum.

we should really have a multipronged effort to ensure the options for people who want treatment are actually good options that help people engage with recovery, instead of just Medicaid billing mills. there are loads of people who are desperate for help, but can’t access it because of a lack of availability or they’ve been burned so many times by the low quality programs in RI that they don’t trust that anyone can help them. having a safe place to use will absolutely save lives (and money/resources), but i am skeptical if that’s sufficient.

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brown!

Which university, there are like, 12 in Providence.

He always left 10% every time he came in after that. Are you saying he did this to you too?

At least he didn't leave loose coins as part of a 10 percent tip at a restaurant that also gave him A1 treatment.

Totally fair question! I don't find the tourists annoying at all. Every year I say the same thing - It's an awesome thing to live in a place people come from all-over the world to see. People are happy to be here and the energy is upbeat and fun. It's kind of like the town comes back to life. There are generally 2 types of people who come to Newport: those who have never been before, and those who come every year. Both types are happy to be here. There are definitely secret spots to grab a bite and a drink, but the more touristy places aren't tacky-cheap touristy, so we go to those too! There are always events happening, the history and architecture are remarkable, and Providence, Boston, and NY are easily accessible. I'm from Chicago, so needed to know I could get a city-fix easily when I moved here, and it's turned out to be the sweet spot of New England, for sure. Just today I went for a hike in Middletown, surrounded by the ocean, and I said, My God, we're lucky to live here! I say it on the regular, and it's genuine. Newport captured my heart the first time I crossed the bridge, and I recommend it 100%

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