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I'm tired of all the "How can they let this happen?!?!" as if we don't know how capitalism works. "Political will" is just code for financial incentive. The f
by loorinm 9y ago
I'm tired of all the "How can they let this happen?!?!" as if we don't know how capitalism works.
"Political will" is just code for financial incentive.
The fact that this problem isn't being solved, tells us very clearly that this isn't actually a problem for the majority of the city's income.
The tech industry is strong enough that people will still show up to collect their $120k salaries, even if they have to step over people and feces to do that.
Obviously tourism must not be a big income for the city. Which is why no one cares what "Mr. Hotel owner" has to say.
SF will continue to become a tech dystopia, because no one comes to San Francisco to stay or to make a home or a community. Everyone is passing through, there to make their fortune in tech, and then leave. No one has kids there. That's why this isn't solved. San Francisco is not a community. Until it is, this problem will never go away.
The recent shady "election" of the new mayor - a white male tech VC, would seem to support this. Apparently a black woman who was willing to go along with the rich white men wasn't enough.