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Continuing the easy click bait money of isht posting san francisco. Republicans love it; progressives hate it. Chesa Boudin recall happened. It's just anothe

Continuing the easy click bait money of isht posting san francisco. Republicans love it; progressives hate it. Chesa Boudin recall happened. It's just another easy dollar story you can sell to the rest of the country Are the problems? Yes - are some getting worse? Yes. We also are two years into a pandemic that has had an insane disruption on cities. This story is as old as the city itself. Save yourself the bother and don't click.

weberer 4y ago
Wait, you're accusing The Atlantic of appealing to Republicans?
Mountain_Skies 4y ago
If we all close our eyes, the problems cease to exist?
- boringg 4y ago
  Do you live in San Francisco or do you just post when there's a story about it? Seems like everyone in the country has an axe to grind against the city - has been that way for sometime. I'm just pointing out the consistent anti sf narrative in US media. That said thanks for your insightful comment.
  - more_corn 4y ago
    The author clearly lives in San Francisco.
likeabbas 4y ago
Having had lived there for 3 years, it’s worth having the discussion. SF could be a fantastic place to live but the state that the city is in is abhorrent. Despite the weather not being as great, NYC is an infinitely better place to live and I couldn’t be happier having made the move.
- boringg 4y ago
  It's funny I had a lot of friends move from NYC to SF and swear that they would move back to NYC and then completely flip after a year and wouldn't leave. If you came 3 years ago it sounds like you experienced pandemic SF which isn't really a fair shake. Glad you found your place to be though.
  - bradlys 4y ago
    Are your friends single straight men though? I don’t know many single straight men who ever move back. SF is unforgiving on that front.
  - likeabbas 4y ago
    I was there 2017-2020 so I had a good amount of time pre pandemic. I had never felt like I belonged in SF. But I also detested the homeless and drug problems there
more_corn 4y ago
I’m sorry. You’re wrong. This is new and worthy of attention. The right loves to hold up San Francisco as a failed city. But that doesn’t make any of the reports of dysfunction untrue. The author describes in detail exactly how specific well-meaning politics have caused great harm by exacerbating the: Housing crisis Drug crisis Crime crisis Education crisis The story is told with love and reverence and hope. It’s hope I don’t share, but I can appreciate it. San Francisco is actually terrible. This article describes precisely how and why it went wrong. (And who’s trying to fix it)
nradov 4y ago
The disruptions were caused more by progressive politicians overreacting than by the pandemic itself. https://brownstone.org/articles/was-it-the-pandemic-or-the-response/ https://brownstone.org/articles/was-it-the-pandemic-or-the-r...

weberer 4y ago

Wait, you're accusing The Atlantic of appealing to Republicans?

Mountain_Skies 4y ago

If we all close our eyes, the problems cease to exist?

boringg 4y ago
Do you live in San Francisco or do you just post when there's a story about it? Seems like everyone in the country has an axe to grind against the city - has been that way for sometime. I'm just pointing out the consistent anti sf narrative in US media. That said thanks for your insightful comment.
- more_corn 4y ago
  The author clearly lives in San Francisco.

likeabbas 4y ago

Having had lived there for 3 years, it’s worth having the discussion. SF could be a fantastic place to live but the state that the city is in is abhorrent. Despite the weather not being as great, NYC is an infinitely better place to live and I couldn’t be happier having made the move.

boringg 4y ago
It's funny I had a lot of friends move from NYC to SF and swear that they would move back to NYC and then completely flip after a year and wouldn't leave. If you came 3 years ago it sounds like you experienced pandemic SF which isn't really a fair shake. Glad you found your place to be though.
- bradlys 4y ago
  Are your friends single straight men though? I don’t know many single straight men who ever move back. SF is unforgiving on that front.
- likeabbas 4y ago
  I was there 2017-2020 so I had a good amount of time pre pandemic. I had never felt like I belonged in SF. But I also detested the homeless and drug problems there

more_corn 4y ago

I’m sorry. You’re wrong. This is new and worthy of attention. The right loves to hold up San Francisco as a failed city. But that doesn’t make any of the reports of dysfunction untrue. The author describes in detail exactly how specific well-meaning politics have caused great harm by exacerbating the: Housing crisis Drug crisis Crime crisis Education crisis The story is told with love and reverence and hope. It’s hope I don’t share, but I can appreciate it. San Francisco is actually terrible. This article describes precisely how and why it went wrong. (And who’s trying to fix it)

nradov 4y ago

The disruptions were caused more by progressive politicians overreacting than by the pandemic itself. https://brownstone.org/articles/was-it-the-pandemic-or-the-response/ https://brownstone.org/articles/was-it-the-pandemic-or-the-r...