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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

why the hell is Pittsburgh Pennsylvania so cheap?

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

bro fuck those goofy ass roads over there. wonky ass hilly ass city

[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because we tell everyone the Midwest is terrible to keep it that way.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I might have to come check that place out to be honest

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

the Midwest is so bad! stay out at the coast, def don't move there. it's so dangerous and stuff.

gun violence, hard drugs, etc...

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

It's funny because living on the West Coast, we tell people the same thing to scare them away, but when you say it about the Midwest, I suspect you're actually being truthful.

[–] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should go there and see lol tell us what you find.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If it was easier for me to do I would

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

shh! don't talk about it

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Probably because per the 2021 census stats, 20% of residents are below the poverty line and the median household income was only 54k.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pittsburghcitypennsylvania/PST045222

I'm sure the high rate of hard drug usage doesn't help everyone's situation there either.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

yes this AND crime. definitely don't move there. is really bad, you'll hate it until you're killed by random violence.