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SF just isn't worth it anymore. The fog (I know there are fog-free areas, but much of SF is foggy-to-super-foggy), the filth, the homeless, and the insane land
by georgieporgie 14y ago
SF just isn't worth it anymore. The fog (I know there are fog-free areas, but much of SF is foggy-to-super-foggy), the filth, the homeless, and the insane landlords and rents are out of hand. Also, I'm of the opinion that SF culture peaked in the 90s.
- SkyMarshal 14y ago> Also, I'm of the opinion that SF culture peaked in the 90s. Could you elaborate on that? I'm very new to the Bay Area, still absorbing it all.
- georgieporgie 14y agoSF in the 90s was an awesome place for punk and industrial music, cyberpunk visions of the future, ratbikes, raves, and a lot more arty types mixing with the nerds. As things cleaned up and gentrified, a lot of what I consider to be the cool culture was replaced by trustifarians and graphic designers who like to cultivate the image of a bicycle messenger or blue-collar worker. SF still has a lot to offer, but it just feels very fake and flooded with money to me. When everyone in the room is making six figures, it's hard to take the person in the thrift-shop shirt and tattoos seriously.
- ITSABUBBLEGUYS 14y agoi guess it's too mainstream for you
- njharman 14y agoDude! The fog is what makes sf cool. Agree with the 90's though.
- jes5199 14y agoI agree about the filth. I've recently been in NYC and Seattle and both times I was shocked by how clean everything seemed compared to SOMA.
- geebee 14y agoHuh. I don't spend too much time around SOMA, but last time I was in in the area around UW at night, it had a less pronounced but still similar vibe to Haight St in SF or parts of Telegraph in Berkeley. Various groups of people who appeared to be setting up the sleeping bags and pit bull for another night in the doorway of a closed store or restaurant. SF is a particularly bad case, but as far as I can tell, Seattle has plenty of this too.