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$100K a year now considered 'low income' in 4 SF Bay Area counties, report says (www.nbcbayarea.com)

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[+] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io -11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It’s not boring, it’s location. Controversial, I know, but this is the same reason why Broadway is more expensive than off broadway. It’s the same reason that Monaco is more expensive than Marseille. It’s the same reason why Prada is more expensive than George.

San Francisco is a luxury brand. If you don’t align with luxury or whatever the fuck SF is trying to be, then it’s simple, don’t live there.

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

You realize there are people there that didn't choose to move there, or were born there? It's not at all as simple as "don't live there."

San Francisco is not a luxury brand, it's a fucking city. Because there are more opportunities there, COL is much higher. There are a thousand variables that impact it, but a city is a city, regardless, and everyone deserves to have the opportunity to live decently without fear of homelessness. We're better than that.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io -3 points 4 days ago

I do, and I empathize with them. I thought to add it to my comment even, but I decided against it because it garbled my original message. And the message essentially is that the city of San Francisco has basically decided to say fuck you to the people who don’t make 100k.

So yes, you can absolutely decide to stay there, but you need to accept for yourself that cognitive dissonance. Know that you will be fighting an uphill battle. Know that you are fighting against your fellow neighbors and community.

If you exist in that situation, then I absolutely do empathize with you and the challenge you’re facing. It’s up to you to decide if that battle is worth fighting.

The alternative battle I’d instead be fighting is more multi-family housing as well as better hub and spoke communities around the city with better public transportation to the city center.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You had me, but you lost me in the last sentence.

A whole city should not be that hostile to live in. Not all people can be high income. Do they not go shopping, repair their cars etc.? And what about people who lived there their whole life? Elderly who simply cannot make that much income anymore?

Your 2nd comment suggests that you have a hate boner for the city of SF specifically; I get that, but it doesn't mean that people who make less money should just gtfo.

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you know how fucking expensive it is to move?

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

All too well. I moved at 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42 and 43.

I’ve been poor, I’ve been homeless and I’ve been comfortable.

Do you know how expensive it is to not?

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

I doubt it. I grew up poor and homeless. I hunted more than I shopped. Don't try that crap with a guy who grew up on government cheese and donated Xmas.

It's more expensive to be poor than rich.

The current costs to move are ridiculously high, and with this admin, things will get even more expensive.

Now I've had enough of this useless conversation. good day.

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Capitalism got us moving like nomads