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> “ Even in the limited state, so many things I have access to simply wouldn't be in other areas“ Such as? I genuinely don’t see any appeal in living in a city
by andreilys 6y ago
> “ Even in the limited state, so many things I have access to simply wouldn't be in other areas“
Such as? I genuinely don’t see any appeal in living in a city during a global pandemic when there are massive restrictions on what you can do. Yes pre-covid the appeal of a City was great. But post covid? I think you get a lot more bang for your buck outside of the city (I.e. living in Tahoe or even smaller cities like San Diego)
SF is also incredibly dysfunctional as a city. Walking down market street can be traumatic and disheartening. It truly boggles the mind that the local government does nothing to help the situation and often puts policies in place that exacerbate the situation.
- adjkant 6y agoSee this thread + some other replies, but it seems I'm far from alone on this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180321 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24180321
- andreilys 6y agoSo delivery food and an outdoor rock climbing gym. None of these are exclusive to living in NYC/SF. You can learn to cook (or hell even hire your own private chef with the money you save) while living near an actual mountain with much better rock climbing capabilities and ample access to rock climbing coaches.
- adjkant 6y agoI've said this there, but your solutions are highlighting that its a question of values. None of your suggestions actually sate what I value in those things. I'm not looking for a personal chef or climbing coach, I'm looking for the culture that surrounds both of these things. I want to work through climbing problems with other people. I want the people that created the food to be supported by the food I eat. I'm not someone who wants to live in nature, I actually do prefer a city with access to groomed nature. No, that's not everyone, and that's okay! But it's many people who enjoy and stay in major cities.
- watwut 6y agoClimbing actual mountains typically takes hours to just get there even if yoi are on them. It is also different more dangerous sport then wall climbing (which is pretty safe).
- john_moscow 6y ago> It truly boggles the mind that the local government does nothing to help the situation and often puts policies in place that exacerbate the situation. Pardon my cynicism, but too many tax dollars are spent on just maintaining the status quo. And a lot of them go into the maintainers' management fee.