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> Would you send your 5 year old self down the streets of San Francisco or Seattle No. And I would avoid raising my kids there to begin with. Those two cities
by freyr 4y ago
> Would you send your 5 year old self down the streets of San Francisco or Seattle
No.
And I would avoid raising my kids there to begin with. Those two cities in particular have done everything within their means to alienate families.
I get that some parents believe that exposing their kids to people living in squalor on the street due to mental illness or addiction is an enriching cultural experience, and maybe it is. But I’m going to pass on that.
- abrahamepton 4y agoLol. I live in Seattle, with a kid, on a block with tons of kids, in a neighborhood with tons of kids. It's fine. Seriously. It's great, actually. WTF are you talking about.
- wolverine876 4y agoIn my experience, the people with the horror stories and most extreme opinions are the people with the least experience. (Same thing with race.)
- freyr 4y agoYou’re right, Seattle is much more livable for families. My perspective is from SF, and it adopts similar policies as Seattle (which is why I unfairly lumped the two together) but SF has implemented them with much worse effect. I think it’s partly because SF is more compressed and usually lacks clear boundaries between neighborhoods that are good for families and those that aren’t, with a couple exceptions (e.g. Noe Valley).