Went to a conference there a few years ago and couldn't wait to leave quickly enough. No amount of natural and architectural beauty could make up for the sadnes

Went to a conference there a few years ago and couldn't wait to leave quickly enough. No amount of natural and architectural beauty could make up for the sadness and hopelessness I saw among the homeless people on the street there. Somehow it was more sad on the background of fancy mansions on top of the hills and the rich tech companies. I lived in poor rust-belt areas and in developing countries before, but somehow San Francisco seemed sadder and more depressing than those places.