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Explain "written off."
by dventimi 3y ago
Explain "written off."
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoDiscarded. Valued at zero. Remembered only as a lesson in what not to do.
- dventimi 3y agoGo ahead and value SF at precisely zero if you like. Nobody else is obliged to join you, though.
- xwdv 3y agoEssentially you stop spending money to maintain the city. You no longer pay out any government workers, you stop paying for police, roads, etc. Just nothing. Let the people fend for themselves and reclaim the city how they see fit. The city will ultimately be ruled by despots with gangs that might actually end up doing something to solve the homeless and drug addiction issues once and for all.
- pmontra 3y agoIs that going to turn into Judge Dredd's Mega City One or Snake Plinssken's New York? It can happen as failed states happen but not premeditatedly.
- proc0 3y agoSkid Row 2.0? Except a few years ago this had the potential to become the tech capital of the world. What a crazy downturn, and yet I don't see enough outrage from the people who are in the middle of it.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoThere’s no outrage because good little progressives aren’t allowed to hold opinions like that.
- dventimi 3y agoIt WAS the tech capital of the world for a little while. That's the problem.
- dventimi 3y agoLet me guess. You already don't spend any money here. You don't actually live here, vote here, or pay taxes here. Tell you what: you throw your city to the wolves if it suits you. Meanwhile I'll do what little I can to keep my city functioning, if it's alright by you.
- xwdv 3y agoI did live there. I lived in SoMA for several years. I walked to my office everyday. I left in 2016, right before shit started getting really bad. I used to think it was a decent city, now I hate San Francisco. I would never move back. It was what it was.