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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by Mz on Friday October 27, 2017 @05:04PM (#15572212)
I just got off the street recently. I am glad to see you say nice things about the homeless population there. I have not been in the Bay Area in some years. I am repeating some of the things I have read about it.

I am struggling to understand this discussion with you. Do you have some objection to the suggestion that people who are dissatisfied should consider the Central Valley as an alternative? It isn't like it is a gun to your head insisting people who are happy should leave.

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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by jacobolus on Friday October 27, 2017 @05:14PM (#15572280)
No, people who like the Central Valley should definitely feel free to go live there!

I’m just saying I wouldn’t choose to. My original phrasing (“can’t imagine”) was probably a bit hyperbolic.

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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by Mz on Friday October 27, 2017 @05:36PM (#15572420)
But no one is suggesting you do so. So, I am still baffled by this entire exchange.

Probably best to drop it though.

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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by xapata on Saturday October 28, 2017 @12:47PM (#15575703)
He replied in the same way one might at a party -- you say something, then he tries to relate to it. In this case, he was explaining why he can't relate.

Seemed like a natural exchange to me.

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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by Mz on Saturday October 28, 2017 @02:22PM (#15576118)
Well, I don't get out much, so I don't have those party chit chat experiences. Maybe that's the problem.
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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by xapata on Saturday October 28, 2017 @06:48PM (#15577079)
Chit chat isn't just for parties. Meeting new people is often enjoyable, though more fun if they're agreeable instead of complaining.
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