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0 pointskomali25y ago0 comments

> The option not to have live in San Francisco, a dismal place that very few people want to actually be in anymore.

Dismal? Lol I love it here. People are moving out of cities all over the country because of coronavirus, sure, but only because most of the perks of city living are non-existent right now. I know a couple people moving and they're not going far, because of the nearby available amenities, that being excellent cycling and motorcycling roads, great mountain biking trails, climbing rocks, whatever water sports you could want...

Never quite got the hate. It's good weather and a great region.

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brabel5y ago

It's a great city in a beautiful location... but if you come from another developed country or a part of the US where homelessness is very uncommon, it's extremely shocking to see people camping on the streets pretty much all over the city, it feels like you're in a shanty town and it feels unsafe.

komali2OP5y ago

I could see that if you came from somewhere where homelessness is uncommon, but something that shocked me on a recent roadtrip was how common homelessness is now. It seemed EVERY town we stopped in, except for the extremely remote or tiny, had camps or at the very least people looking worse-for-the-wear at street corners with a sign. I expect the painkiller epidemic combined with covid is not doing great things to this country.

RyanGoosling5y ago

Smell the streets at 3am

komali2OP5y ago

Er, yea, it's a city lol. If you want to live in the woods, you can do that and still be a 30 minute drive from the city here.

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brabel5y ago

komali2OP5y ago

RyanGoosling5y ago

Smell the streets at 3am

komali2OP5y ago

Er, yea, it's a city lol. If you want to live in the woods, you can do that and still be a 30 minute drive from the city here.

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