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What does “that bad” even mean? Like in some kind of relative sense, people still live there and go about their lives. Some of the things that made it a popular
by dougmwne 3y ago
What does “that bad” even mean? Like in some kind of relative sense, people still live there and go about their lives. Some of the things that made it a popular and pleasant city are intact. In an absolute sense, if you were to compare SF with Zurich, you would conclude that it’s a lawless mad max anarchy.
- mc32 3y agoObviously geography and climate don’t change. But saying people still go about their daily lives doesn’t describe much. People in Kiev go about their daily lives and so did people in Mogadishu. It doesn’t mean newcomers would find it inviting.
- randunel 3y agoThe article paints a pretty gloomy picture: > The city’s lodging business has been squeezed by crime and other quality-of-life issues that have kept many convention bookers away. > concerns over public safety are prompting groups and associations to shift their business to markets like Las Vegas and the links [0], [1] in the article are even worse > There has been an exodus of retailers and other businesses from the mid-Market Street area of downtown amid rampant public drug use and homelessness. > “We try to call security, but they are usually busy. So we just let them do what they want.” [0] https://archive.is/C6FPb https://archive.is/C6FPb [1] https://archive.is/pG5oN https://archive.is/pG5oN
- briandear 3y agoEven comparing SF with Oklahoma City you would also conclude it’s a lawless mad mad anarchy.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, you could say that of practically anywhere compared to Zurich.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoComparing Lausanne to Zurich might be more apt, but it is still true.