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I don't think the cost of living has anything to do with it. There was a huge boom in delivery services during the pandemic, and rapid transition from bicycles
by vinaypai 3y ago
I don't think the cost of living has anything to do with it. There was a huge boom in delivery services during the pandemic, and rapid transition from bicycles to far more valuable electric scooters. There's just far more opportunity for theft.
- lanstin 3y agoIt's a lot easier to steal a scooter than a car, and yet harder to put the scooter into your apartment than a bike. I live in San Jose, not San Francisco, but I really don't notice its any less pleasant to visit the city now compared to 2008 when I moved to California. And while things do get stolen in San Jose, it feels a lot less crimey than 1990s East Coast cities that I lived in back then (I left a bike on the VTA once, and did not get it back; I've had bikes I left in my front driveway unlocked for overnight and had them stolen). Beater bikes that are locked, for example, are mostly safe. And just don't buy a multi-thousand dollar bike in a culture with rampant inequality, it is impolite. It's like making out with your partner in front of someone that's just lost the love of their life.