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SF is also a really shitty city. Parking is impossible, public transit is a nightmare, traffic everywhere at all times, useless street cleaning (it exists solel

SF is also a really shitty city. Parking is impossible, public transit is a nightmare, traffic everywhere at all times, useless street cleaning (it exists solely to force people to move their cars and it probably doubles the amount of particulate pollution in the air). You literally have to discover some trick to go to any of the events in the city (what’s your strategy for bay to breakers?), taxes and cost of living are sky high. Housing prices are insane so people with normal jobs like grocery clerk, teacher, bus driver can’t afford to live in the city (which increases traffic again) Don’t get me wrong, there are good things, but there are also plenty of reasons to leave. Not having to be here for work is a blessing. Maybe if everyone who can leave does, there’ll be a bit of room for every who’s left.

mint2 5y ago
Since you have a very negative view of sf, Perhaps you should move out. You seem to dislike the city so much and also criticize housing prices which are sky high due to more people living here than there is housing. You could help solve that issue and at the same time stop living a place you dislike by moving if you haven’t yet. As the negative views expressed are your opinions, I’m not going to correct some disjoint logic.
iancmceachern 5y ago
These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. When comparing places to live it's important to focus on the differences between the options, what makes each place unique. Not negative truisms about the world. I've lived in Denver, NYC (both Manhatten, Yonkers and Brooklyn), NJ, Sacramento, and traveled extensively around the world. SF is not unique in facing these problems. It is unique in the weather, public spaces and parks (including the world class federal amd state parks within half a days drive), incredible shorelines, culture, history, on and on. Those are what I focus on when choosing where to live. Not the fact that parking will be hard, parking is hard in every city.
- tanseydavid 5y ago
  >> These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. 7 square miles. Water on 3 sides.
  - iancmceachern 5y ago
    Which, to many, is a big plus.

mint2 5y ago

Since you have a very negative view of sf, Perhaps you should move out. You seem to dislike the city so much and also criticize housing prices which are sky high due to more people living here than there is housing. You could help solve that issue and at the same time stop living a place you dislike by moving if you haven’t yet. As the negative views expressed are your opinions, I’m not going to correct some disjoint logic.

iancmceachern 5y ago

These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. When comparing places to live it's important to focus on the differences between the options, what makes each place unique. Not negative truisms about the world. I've lived in Denver, NYC (both Manhatten, Yonkers and Brooklyn), NJ, Sacramento, and traveled extensively around the world. SF is not unique in facing these problems. It is unique in the weather, public spaces and parks (including the world class federal amd state parks within half a days drive), incredible shorelines, culture, history, on and on. Those are what I focus on when choosing where to live. Not the fact that parking will be hard, parking is hard in every city.

tanseydavid 5y ago
>> These are all things that apply to every major city. SF is no different. 7 square miles. Water on 3 sides.
- iancmceachern 5y ago
  Which, to many, is a big plus.