As opposed to Townies who are just harmless little angels, put upon by the Man ?

What should I do about the rising rents? Avoid Davis Square and find a place out in the burbs so that this dysfunctional population can continue to wallow in its self-inflicted misery ?

If you want to talk heartlessness, take a look closer to home. The old timers have no more of the milk of human kindness than the newcomers, and every smash&grab in the neighborhood proves it.