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What city is this?

by steve-benjamins 4y ago

What city is this?

robbyking 4y ago
Strawman City
- DawnQFunk3 4y ago
- ryanklee 4y ago
  I've lived in: - Chicago - Baltimore - St Paul, MN - Minneapolis, MN - Cincinnati, OH They all feel exactly the same with regard to the complaints in the post you are replying to. When I was younger, cities were excellent and I would never have imagined wanting to live outside an urban center. Now I am older and have kids and have massively different priorities than I used to; I wouldn't live in any city in any country anywhere. If it's not a suburb, count me out. I value my space, my yard, and my control over my ambient environment. I value my multiple cars that can get me to where I want to go when I want to get there. It's nice and quiet and people are fewer and more predictable. Yes, there are tradeoffs -- the culture sucks, but I can leave my house and go elsewhere for culture. I don't need it right outside my house. It makes my life harder to manage.
n8cpdx 4y ago
I read it and assumed Portland. Courts have been letting people walk for things like race-based hate crime (think assaulting a young girl on her bike for being Japanese American). Another example, police arrest a guy for assault, jail/courts let him out before figuring out who he is. Others say it is a straw man, but it isn’t when you’re living it. Receipts: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-calls-release-of-hate-crime-suspect-outrageous/ https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-... https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault-suspect-arrested-at-providence-park-graduation/ https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault... Edit: I’m an urbanist and I want nearly everyone to live in a city; but that isn’t a reasonable ask until cities are safe, clean, quiet (as can be; aka rules for noise pollution are enforced), and furnished with usable amenities like parks. It pains me to say it, but the current trend for US cities is not it.
mancerayder 4y ago
That's NYC.

What city is this?

robbyking 4y ago

Strawman City

DawnQFunk3 4y ago
ryanklee 4y ago
I've lived in: - Chicago - Baltimore - St Paul, MN - Minneapolis, MN - Cincinnati, OH They all feel exactly the same with regard to the complaints in the post you are replying to. When I was younger, cities were excellent and I would never have imagined wanting to live outside an urban center. Now I am older and have kids and have massively different priorities than I used to; I wouldn't live in any city in any country anywhere. If it's not a suburb, count me out. I value my space, my yard, and my control over my ambient environment. I value my multiple cars that can get me to where I want to go when I want to get there. It's nice and quiet and people are fewer and more predictable. Yes, there are tradeoffs -- the culture sucks, but I can leave my house and go elsewhere for culture. I don't need it right outside my house. It makes my life harder to manage.

n8cpdx 4y ago

I read it and assumed Portland. Courts have been letting people walk for things like race-based hate crime (think assaulting a young girl on her bike for being Japanese American). Another example, police arrest a guy for assault, jail/courts let him out before figuring out who he is. Others say it is a straw man, but it isn’t when you’re living it. Receipts: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-calls-release-of-hate-crime-suspect-outrageous/ https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/07/07/portland-mayor-... https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault-suspect-arrested-at-providence-park-graduation/ https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-seeks-help-iding-assault... Edit: I’m an urbanist and I want nearly everyone to live in a city; but that isn’t a reasonable ask until cities are safe, clean, quiet (as can be; aka rules for noise pollution are enforced), and furnished with usable amenities like parks. It pains me to say it, but the current trend for US cities is not it.

mancerayder 4y ago

That's NYC.