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Bessemer is the type of place where fear of things being worse easily overcomes hope of things being better. Asking the most precarious to make the first bold
by Ericson2314 5y ago
Bessemer is the type of place where fear of things being worse easily overcomes hope of things being better.
Asking the most precarious to make the first bold move doesn't feel right.
- akiselev 5y agoAn HM commenter provided some context after the vote in Bessemer [1], equating it to a slum. Another commenter quoted from Wikipedia: > "Crime increased following the rise in unemployment and social disruption from the decline of manufacturing industries in the area. As of 2019 Bessemer ranks first in terms of violent crimes for US cities with 25,000 or more people." [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26752316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26752316