San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
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San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
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Re: San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
#2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California
Despite California's current reputation, check out 1952-1988 . IMO that was a golden era of California, and the fertile grounds under which many of the boomers generation got their start
Re: San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
#3> And yet, San Francisco, like other great cities worldwide, has its unique charm and a sense of elitist smugness, a conviction that living here is a coveted opportunity. As a fellow lover of big cities, I respect this attitude.
That's quite introspective, and might explain a lot of the commentary on hacker news when urban/suburban/rural discussions come up.
Re: San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
#4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California Despite California's current reputation, check out 1952-1988 . IMO that was a golden era of California, and the fertile grounds under which many of the boomers generation got their start
A great history professor I had at university was very interested in California politics. His take after years of research was that the thing holding California back is Prop 13, which has to do with taxation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_California_Proposition_13
Dear HNers, please note: I understand Prop 13 is hugely controversial and the "third rail" of California politics. I don't have a dog in this fight, I'm just sharing information.
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#6https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California Despite California's current reputation, check out 1952-1988 . IMO that was a golden era of California, and the fertile grounds under which many of the boomers generation got their start
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Re: San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
#7> And yet, San Francisco, like other great cities worldwide, has its unique charm and a sense of elitist smugness, a conviction that living here is a coveted opportunity. As a fellow lover of big cities, I respect this attitude. That's quite introspective, and might explain a lot of the commentary on hacker news when urban/suburban/rural discussions come up.
I wouldn't put SF in the great cities list. Maybe it had something back in the 80's or 90's - it's own charm or soul. But for the past 15 year's it's slowly turned into a soulless, charmless, no character city where everyone is in tech and thinks the same.
I may be in the miniority on this site - but frankly I think it's sucked for a while now. I've had much better times in other big cities worldwide.
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#8Now consider that these people are also the ones who have created the rules and policies of online discourse
Now apply the fact that talking is how we think and formulate thoughts
Explains a lot in the last 20 years wrt politics and social movements… a very small elite who isn’t affected by the dangerous decisions they make
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#9> And yet, San Francisco, like other great cities worldwide, has its unique charm and a sense of elitist smugness, a conviction that living here is a coveted opportunity. As a fellow lover of big cities, I respect this attitude. That's quite introspective, and might explain a lot of the commentary on hacker news when urban/suburban/rural discussions come up.
People are in denial about aging out of city living.
Re: San Francisco: An Elitist Bubble Ignoring a Crime Epidemic?
#10> And yet, San Francisco, like other great cities worldwide, has its unique charm and a sense of elitist smugness, a conviction that living here is a coveted opportunity. As a fellow lover of big cities, I respect this attitude. That's quite introspective, and might explain a lot of the commentary on hacker news when urban/suburban/rural discussions come up.
I wouldn't put SF in the great cities list. Maybe it had something back in the 80's or 90's - it's own charm or soul. But for the past 15 year's it's slowly turned into a soulless, charmless, no character city where everyone is in tech and thinks the same. I may be in the miniority on this site - but frankly I think it's sucked for a while now. I've had much better times in other big cities worldwide.
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