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I think you just used a few hundred words to still spell out “not in my backyard.” I’ve lived in NY. Many of my friends are people who moved from SF to NY. The

I think you just used a few hundred words to still spell out “not in my backyard.” I’ve lived in NY. Many of my friends are people who moved from SF to NY. The housing in ny is much better than SF. For the same rent you get a place with 3x better commute, and 100x less syringes and feces. This is just for the skilled workers. Even a commute from Staten Island is nothing compared to the horrendous commuting conditions I’ve heard from some of the less fortunate folks still trying to make it in the Bay Area. All because a bunch of rich privileged people keep insisting some grass in front of their house will make them happy and nothing else will so screw everyone else.

jollybean 4y ago
This is brutally selfish populism, totally lacking self awareness. It's none of your business what other people want to do within their communities, and it's ridiculous that you think you have the right to tell them - but worse - to disparage and gaslight others for not wanting to change their lives dramatically to suit your little agenda and lifestyle choices? Of course - SF vs. NY is mostly a matter of choice. From my purview - NY is a giant pile of hot concrete and garbage, I would never live there for any reason. It's laughable that anyone would contemplate spending such vast sums to live in a 'tiny box' even for a shorter 'shorter commute'. But that's just me. In my (previous) years of living in SF, I've never come across a 'syringe' or 'shit' - moreover, that's entirely a function of civic break down and kind of besides the point - it's another, separate issue. SF is otherwise a lovely city that I have no interest in living in anymore, but if they don't want to build skyscrapers it's entirely their prerogative. I probably could not afford to live there now, much like I can't afford to live many places, that's just reality. Other, richer people want to live there. Oh well. There are innumerable nice places where I, and others, can live and be just as prosperous.

jollybean 4y ago

This is brutally selfish populism, totally lacking self awareness. It's none of your business what other people want to do within their communities, and it's ridiculous that you think you have the right to tell them - but worse - to disparage and gaslight others for not wanting to change their lives dramatically to suit your little agenda and lifestyle choices? Of course - SF vs. NY is mostly a matter of choice. From my purview - NY is a giant pile of hot concrete and garbage, I would never live there for any reason. It's laughable that anyone would contemplate spending such vast sums to live in a 'tiny box' even for a shorter 'shorter commute'. But that's just me. In my (previous) years of living in SF, I've never come across a 'syringe' or 'shit' - moreover, that's entirely a function of civic break down and kind of besides the point - it's another, separate issue. SF is otherwise a lovely city that I have no interest in living in anymore, but if they don't want to build skyscrapers it's entirely their prerogative. I probably could not afford to live there now, much like I can't afford to live many places, that's just reality. Other, richer people want to live there. Oh well. There are innumerable nice places where I, and others, can live and be just as prosperous.