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This is a very accurate description of trying to live in San Francisco with kids. My family moved to a town outside of SF and all of those issues vanished. The
by bradgessler 4y ago
This is a very accurate description of trying to live in San Francisco with kids. My family moved to a town outside of SF and all of those issues vanished.
The few people I know who stayed behind are fighting are fighting fiercely to fix some of these issues. I madly respect and admire them for it, but holy cow does it take a toll.
At some level I’ve accepted that cities in the US are really optimized for people who don’t have kids. There are definitely things I miss about living in a city, but overall I think the trade offs are worth it to get out of dodge.
- rayiner 4y agoThe city governments cater to childless people, criminals, and the homeless, not necessarily in that order. They don’t give a shit about you and your kids and it shows in everything they do.
- tptacek 4y agoCities spend between 50 and 75% of their budgets on schools, and the largest line item after that tends to be policing, followed by water service.
- rayiner 4y agoYou’re right, I forgot downtown employers on that list. Cities operate the schools so workers have a place to drop off their kids during the workday.
- tptacek 4y agoHave you thought about making your own Richard Scarry book? It'd be fun to read. I want to know why the cities fund the water systems next.
- aidenn0 4y agoTotally OT, but TIL about Richard Scarry. Neither my childhood nor my childrens involved an encounter with that author's works significant enough for me to remember.
- tedunangst 4y agoTo deliver the mind control fluoride, duh. Or wait, that's too wild. To monitor the viral load of the sewage to justify freedom destroying lockdowns.
- idlewords 4y agoAnd to poison the marginalized with lead!
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