I'm not saying "crime, lawlessness and misery" are values, but rather trade-offs for other amenities the city brings, namely walkability, weather, nice parks, d

I'm not saying "crime, lawlessness and misery" are values, but rather trade-offs for other amenities the city brings, namely walkability, weather, nice parks, decent public transportation, etc. In the US, I find you either live in a place where you can ignore these problems (e.g. car-centric cities, suburbs, gated communities, etc.) or you live amongst it. In SF, both trade-offs exist—you can live somewhere like Soma, or you can live somewhere like the Outer Sunset. Depending on where you choose to live, you can have a very different experience of SF. I firmly agree the SF government isn't great and probably won't be here long term because of its various problems, but I'm still glad I moved here to launch my career.