There was a crisis in garbage collection a few years ago, but that seems to have been mostly resolved by political change (effectively, a socialist, progressive

There was a crisis in garbage collection a few years ago, but that seems to have been mostly resolved by political change (effectively, a socialist, progressive, anti-corruption mayor). The problem that the previous poster is referring to is more that people just don't care a lot about things like dirty streets, pollution, noise, chaos, crowds, etc. They are actually super relaxed about things that would cause people in other places to throw fits. But this also contributes to a kind of decadence.