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I'm not so sure things are as dire as the article makes them out to be. As long as you avoid soma, lower nob hill, civic center, fidi, and the tenderloin it's b

by reidjs 4y ago

I'm not so sure things are as dire as the article makes them out to be. As long as you avoid soma, lower nob hill, civic center, fidi, and the tenderloin it's been a great place to live during/after the pandemic. Rent is actually cheaper than pre-pandemic, the city is still super walkable and bikeable, there are more than enough bars, restaurants, and live events every weekend to keep me busy and then some. Shameless pitch for people who may be new to the area and can only see the negative side of the SF bay area, me and another local started a conversational podcast loosely about awesome bay area events & activities: https://bawcast.com/ https://bawcast.com/

hindsightbias 4y ago
The first rule of SF should be that you should not talk about this. Better to repeat the dystopian hellscape meme to dissuade the locusts. But good luck with the cast.
- seanmcdirmid 4y ago
  > The first rule of SF should be that you should not talk about this. Better to repeat the dystopian hellscape meme to dissuade the locusts. This is also the first rule of Seattle: mention how much it rains, how the homeless have taken over, and maybe earthquakes and volcanoes. Anything to dissuade more people from moving here.
  - recursive 4y ago
    So the car window smashers are actually doing a public service.
    - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
      On street parking really sucks! Don't buy/maintain a car if you don't have a real parking spot for it. That would also keep the traffic down.
      - recursive 4y ago
        I do have a real parking spot for it. At my home. In a whole other state. The mistake I made was visiting my friend. I wasn't aware of the out-of-town window smashing policy.
        seanmcdirmid 4y ago
        I got my window smashed in the first time a few weeks after I moved to Salt Lake City from Seattle, it was a pretty big shock. But that was in SLC, the Foothills even, which should have been safe-ish (I wasn't even parked on the street, but in a driveway). I guess it is just the way they greet new neighbors. I guess the crime in Utah at the time is now also common in Seattle.
- recursive 4y ago
  But you're not a locust, right?
whimsicalism 4y ago
It's very "in" right now to hate on San Francisco. It's a Nietzschean sort of thing, hating things you are secretly are afraid are better - which is why California is so unpopular. Good luck with your comment.

by reidjs 4y ago

hindsightbias 4y ago

The first rule of SF should be that you should not talk about this. Better to repeat the dystopian hellscape meme to dissuade the locusts. But good luck with the cast.

seanmcdirmid 4y ago
> The first rule of SF should be that you should not talk about this. Better to repeat the dystopian hellscape meme to dissuade the locusts. This is also the first rule of Seattle: mention how much it rains, how the homeless have taken over, and maybe earthquakes and volcanoes. Anything to dissuade more people from moving here.
- recursive 4y ago
  So the car window smashers are actually doing a public service.
  - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
    On street parking really sucks! Don't buy/maintain a car if you don't have a real parking spot for it. That would also keep the traffic down.
    - recursive 4y ago
      I do have a real parking spot for it. At my home. In a whole other state. The mistake I made was visiting my friend. I wasn't aware of the out-of-town window smashing policy.
      - seanmcdirmid 4y ago
        I got my window smashed in the first time a few weeks after I moved to Salt Lake City from Seattle, it was a pretty big shock. But that was in SLC, the Foothills even, which should have been safe-ish (I wasn't even parked on the street, but in a driveway). I guess it is just the way they greet new neighbors. I guess the crime in Utah at the time is now also common in Seattle.
recursive 4y ago
But you're not a locust, right?

whimsicalism 4y ago

It's very "in" right now to hate on San Francisco. It's a Nietzschean sort of thing, hating things you are secretly are afraid are better - which is why California is so unpopular. Good luck with your comment.