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It starts with the sentence "You can see the future first in San Francisco" and while the following paragraphs make a good, positive upbeat point, reading it
by weinzierl 2y ago
It starts with the sentence
"You can see the future first in San Francisco"
and while the following paragraphs make a good, positive upbeat point, reading it out of context I cannot help thinking about homeless people in the streets and a pretty dark and dystopian future.
It's interesting how a place can be so radically different things at the same time.
- jgalt212 2y agoIndeed, my perception of SF is pretty much Thunderdome.
- FrustratedMonky 2y ago"You can see the future first in San Francisco" So then, accurate? There are the very rich, that can afford to be upbeat and positive, living in a bubble. And the poor, living in a dystopia. Seems like it is already happening, and this a correct statement. San Francisco is a model for the future.
- mistermann 2y agoI think this is an important point that the folks gazing into their crystal balls overlook.
- gaws 2y ago> It starts with the sentence Reminds me of William Gibson's opening line in "Neuromancer": The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.