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According to a June 10 article by City Journal, hip hop artist Raz Simone acts as "co-leader and enforcer" of the Zone, while former mayoral candidate Nikkita O
by sharemywin 6y ago
According to a June 10 article by City Journal, hip hop artist Raz Simone acts as "co-leader and enforcer" of the Zone, while former mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver formulates the commune's political aims.[24] However, according to Simone, the Zone has no central leadership, with all residents serving as leaders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Autonomous_Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Autonomous_Zone
- kf 6y agoThe City Journal article is interesting but has such a strange perspective and bias that I appreciate you not linking it here.
- ciarannolan 6y agoI've lived in a neighborhood with an "enforcer". Let's just say most of us were happy when the police showed up from time to time.
- kf 6y agoLiving in a neighborhood in Oakland CA with no enforcer and annoyingly blatant property crime, I’m willing to give an enforcer a try cause it’s not like people trust the police here or that they even come when you call them.
- tomschlick 6y agoThen stop electing the same people who de-prioritize prosecuting property crime. I'm amazed by SF and close areas utter disregard for what is normal crime wise. Most people in most cities don't have a story about their car window being smashed in and rummaged through. Every thread I see here / on reddit about SF someone mentions that its completely normal and should be expected there.
- kf 6y ago...living in evolving anarchy has benefits though. I suspect that San Francisco’s open air drug market with dangerously cheap methamphetamine is one of the dirty secrets behind the engine of creation of Silicon Valley.
- dilap 6y agoInteresting theory; from what I've seen though, it's fueled more by Adderral scrips.
- kf 6y agoThere’s lots of that too. My theory implies that a bunch of people that say they’re taking adderall are actually doing a little meth before they get on the Google bus because it’s cheaper and easier to get.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoMore years ago than I care to admit, I suspected that Intel's Multibus II design showed evidence of the use of "nose candy" in SV...
- Consultant32452 6y agoI have a related theory, which is that a prime differentiator between astounding life success and abject failure is which drugs you get addicted to.
- TomMarius 6y agoInteresting - meth is considered a poor man's drug in Europe, a person with more than less money would never touch it (and favor cocaine).
- kf 6y agoI’m not a meth user but I have one very wealthy friend who is. He insists that meth in the USA is used only by the very rich and the very poor with no middle class use.
- ashtonkem 6y agoEnforcer is a pretty loaded word.