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See my reply on a parallel comment. I will be moving to a more diverse area. It's remarkable how "I don't like the Bay Area" translates so easily to "racist do
by scop 6y ago
See my reply on a parallel comment. I will be moving to a more diverse area.
It's remarkable how "I don't like the Bay Area" translates so easily to "racist dogwhistle".
Quality of life means things like:
- "there are children in my neighborhood"
- "I don't need to keep looking over my shoulder at the playground with my children"
- "I can get a 15-yr mortgage on a house that is 2000 sqft, be financially stable, and safely deal with recurring large medical expenses that we will always have due to pre-existing conditions"
- stanford_labrat 6y agoI don't think many people are attempting to raise children in SF proper, where this anecdote takes place, but walking into a safeway parking lot and having to dodge used needles is not what I would call high quality of life. Although in all fairness, I am not aware of the drug situation in other parts of the country.
- realdlee 6y agoThere are plenty of families in SF proper. If you don't have kids, you understandably aren't spending much time in parks, playgrounds, and kid-friendly neighborhoods.
- ryandrake 6y agoHere are some other "quality of life" issues: - Massive seasonal forest fires that have become normalized - Risk (however small) of a catastrophic earthquake - Dangerous public transport - Piles of feces, needles, and general filth on (some) city sidewalks - Daily bumper-to-bumper traffic on freeways from 8AM-11AM and 1PM-6PM - Extreme regulatory burden and cost of normal things like starting a business, building a home or addition, and owning firearms