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Despite being in the tech industry, the only people I know that live in San Francisco fall firmly in the "Have-nots" category, and it has been illuminating watc
by saosebastiao 11y ago
Despite being in the tech industry, the only people I know that live in San Francisco fall firmly in the "Have-nots" category, and it has been illuminating watching their resentment turn to anger to full on (as in actually violent) class warfare. 15 years ago, those that moved there seemed genuinely happy and peaceful. Now they are on standby to riot.
Being able to see both sides is an interesting perspective and unfortunately it doesn't give me much hope. The rhetoric on one side is dismissive and bordering on authoritarian, the rhetoric on the other side is growing hateful and violent. Whereas living in Stockton (where I am from, as well as those I know living there) could be compared to living in Cleveland or Detroit, the only parallel I see in San Francisco is Paris circa the 1780s. Which is kinda scary.
- adrienne 11y agoGee, I can't imagine why people would be hateful and violent when they're being driven further and further into poverty - and out of their homes and neighborhoods - by rent-seekers and rich dudebros. I can't imagine why they'd be hateful and violent when they're starving and homeless the next street over from 20something billionaires who do basically nothing useful for humanity. Paris circa the 1780s is exactly right. I hope the homeless of SF build a guillotine very soon.