by newera_212 » Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:20 pm
sharpieone wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:40 pm
2010s-present Philly. Interesting in that we still don’t know how so many high profile guys are really able to earn. Lots of chiefs. Seemingly no construction or union infiltration. Different factions. In a way, it’s almost like some guys are holding on to the life for local clout and to play a part. Would also be interested in knowing more about their Boston crew.
lol I always wondered this too. I could be wrong but what I suspect is that a lot of guys inherited the homes they own in south philly and have virtually no housing / living expenses. Still have tons of blood family and 'support' in the neighborhood. On top of that, with them constantly being out and about, I suspect a lot of stuff they get is 'on the arm' - free drinks, meals, people buying them shit all the time. They are like a grown up insular neighborhood version of the popular kids in high school. So, I always suspected it was stuff like this combined with them loaning out money to eachother and other associates and neighborhood people, and possibly some guys just living modestly off of old score money. Guys who had family in LCN which some of these philly guys seem to have, could have inherited cash from their Dad's too - earned during a time when making money in that life was a lot easier and more plentiful. From the outside looking in, the modern Philly guys especially the ones IN South Philly give off this air of entitlement where they are charging people money to be able to hang out with them, and they crowbar their way into any situation with money and just eat through it . They don't seem like a "making money" bunch as much as they seem like a "taking money" bunch
I know there are a couple Philly guys or sons of old Philly stalwarts that are into local real estate, run successful businesses, etc - what I am talking about above I would apply more to the "instagram crew" and the guys who are always seemingly just hanging out drinking and tap dancing in the mummers parade
I do think it's kind of cool how many white / italian people have decided to stay in South Philly proper going on generations now. I've been to Philly a lot and I'm not used to wide open spaces myself coming from NY, but something about those extremely small row houses and those narrow, treeless streets, seems very claustrophobic to me
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2010s-present Philly. Interesting in that we still don’t know how so many high profile guys are really able to earn. Lots of chiefs. Seemingly no construction or union infiltration. Different factions. In a way, it’s almost like some guys are holding on to the life for local clout and to play a part. Would also be interested in knowing more about their Boston crew.
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lol I always wondered this too. I could be wrong but what I suspect is that a lot of guys inherited the homes they own in south philly and have virtually no housing / living expenses. Still have tons of blood family and 'support' in the neighborhood. On top of that, with them constantly being out and about, I suspect a lot of stuff they get is 'on the arm' - free drinks, meals, people buying them shit all the time. They are like a grown up insular neighborhood version of the popular kids in high school. So, I always suspected it was stuff like this combined with them loaning out money to eachother and other associates and neighborhood people, and possibly some guys just living modestly off of old score money. Guys who had family in LCN which some of these philly guys seem to have, could have inherited cash from their Dad's too - earned during a time when making money in that life was a lot easier and more plentiful. From the outside looking in, the modern Philly guys especially the ones IN South Philly give off this air of entitlement where they are charging people money to be able to hang out with them, and they crowbar their way into any situation with money and just eat through it . They don't seem like a "making money" bunch as much as they seem like a "taking money" bunch
I know there are a couple Philly guys or sons of old Philly stalwarts that are into local real estate, run successful businesses, etc - what I am talking about above I would apply more to the "instagram crew" and the guys who are always seemingly just hanging out drinking and tap dancing in the mummers parade
I do think it's kind of cool how many white / italian people have decided to stay in South Philly proper going on generations now. I've been to Philly a lot and I'm not used to wide open spaces myself coming from NY, but something about those extremely small row houses and those narrow, treeless streets, seems very claustrophobic to me