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Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Re: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Post by robswc »

ethicalsmacker wrote: post #23

Sounds like SF to me. It has never been "nice". I was commuting to and from work there for over a year back in ~2015 and it was hell then. I interviewed around 2017 in SF and it was so bad I didn't dare walk back to the station (caught an Uber instead). It's a terrible place.

I feel like at least ~10 years ago you could justify it. At any rate, I think its safe to say the best days are behind.

Re: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Post by robswc »

Mandatum wrote: post #30

I don't know why anyone would live in that city. Unless you're being bussed directly to a campus from out of area, it's an insane place to work, let alone live. Understaffed, under-resourced and under-appreciated.

and ironically, WFH will only make things worse. I don’t “hate” the city but have no idea why anyone would start a business there in 2023.

Re: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Post by ethicalsmacker »

Mandatum wrote: post #30

I don't know why anyone would live in that city. Unless you're being bussed directly to a campus from out of area, it's an insane place to work, let alone live. Understaffed, under-resourced and under-appreciated.

Even then it's not worth it. When I was commuting to and from the city for work there would be 1-2 suicide attempts (or successes) every month and train delays for hours. I don't imagine that got any better after Covid...

Re: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Post by UberFly »

madrox wrote: post #4

I lived a block from here prior to Covid, and I would've called this a safe part of town. Honestly incredible there was a stabbing there. My condolences to the family. The guy was too young.

Unfortunately even in safer areas there are predators out looking for prey at 2:35 a.m., especially in places where crime is now epidemic.

Re: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco

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Post by etrautmann »

ethicalsmacker wrote: post #23

Sounds like SF to me. It has never been "nice". I was commuting to and from work there for over a year back in ~2015 and it was hell then. I interviewed around 2017 in SF and it was so bad I didn't dare walk back to the station (caught an Uber instead). It's a terrible place.

That’s ridiculous. I lived there 2014-2019 and it was delightful. Certainly many bad problems that weren’t getting fixed but ray to day life for most people wasn’t anything like the horror show it’s made out to be.
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