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I don’t get SF but then again I’m not American. The weather is rubbish, the rent absolutely insane, the city small, security is atrocious, cleanliness down the

I don’t get SF but then again I’m not American. The weather is rubbish, the rent absolutely insane, the city small, security is atrocious, cleanliness down the toilet. It feels like you belong to either of two camps: wealthy tech narcissist or low paid survivalist. You can feel the tension in the air, how people look at you, speak to you, judge your every move, quietly quantifying what you could mean to them. Live there long enough and you’ll understand you have no intrinsic value as a human being. Your only value is measured by what role you have at what company you work for. Get the right combination and everyone is your friend.

davidjnelson 7y ago
> Your only value is measured by what role you have at what company you work for. I’ve seen this in Bay Area churches unfortunately. Fortunately, my friends are interested in deeper aspects of life. You can find people like that here. Meditation groups are a good start.
cco 7y ago
Not going to argue your other points, but curious where you are from that San Francisco weather is "rubbish".
- cylinder 7y ago
  A lot of people find the year round fog and chill frustrating and would rather have a proper summer with balmy nights and seasons and such I think
  - cco 7y ago
    Sure, San Diego is better, but "rubbish"? It makes me think these people have never lived in a places like Montana, Nebraska etc. where if you aren't soaked with sweat and covered in mosquito bites your face is stinging because of the biting cold. In locales with bad weather you are comfortable maybe 3-4 months out of the year, in places with good weather you are comfortable with little accommodation, e.g. AC, heating, clothing, for most of the year; San Francisco has demonstrably okay weather, it is boring and not "perfect" but far from rubbish.
holografix 7y ago
I’m sorry for my tone in writing this. Frankly I was rather drunk and should not have been making non-constructive criticisms like this.

davidjnelson 7y ago

> Your only value is measured by what role you have at what company you work for. I’ve seen this in Bay Area churches unfortunately. Fortunately, my friends are interested in deeper aspects of life. You can find people like that here. Meditation groups are a good start.

cco 7y ago

Not going to argue your other points, but curious where you are from that San Francisco weather is "rubbish".

cylinder 7y ago
A lot of people find the year round fog and chill frustrating and would rather have a proper summer with balmy nights and seasons and such I think
- cco 7y ago
  Sure, San Diego is better, but "rubbish"? It makes me think these people have never lived in a places like Montana, Nebraska etc. where if you aren't soaked with sweat and covered in mosquito bites your face is stinging because of the biting cold. In locales with bad weather you are comfortable maybe 3-4 months out of the year, in places with good weather you are comfortable with little accommodation, e.g. AC, heating, clothing, for most of the year; San Francisco has demonstrably okay weather, it is boring and not "perfect" but far from rubbish.

holografix 7y ago

I’m sorry for my tone in writing this. Frankly I was rather drunk and should not have been making non-constructive criticisms like this.