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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Sunday August 16, 2020 @11:19PM (#24183538)
Property is extremely expensive in HK, so it's long been a hell-hole for the poor: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/05/the-coffin-homes-o...

That said, the city does not have visible homeless or crime problems of most large US cities, partly because you can legally get a coffin for $300/month.

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by rtlfe on Sunday August 16, 2020 @11:26PM (#24183579)
> That said, the city does not have visible homeless or crime problems of most large US cities.

Why not? Are there support systems to give people shelter and reduce the need for crimes of desperation?

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:20AM (#24184508)
Hong Kong has an imperfect but subsistence-level dole system (CSSA), coffin house style bad but cheap housing (notably absent in SF), less of a drug problem, and a more functional system for taking care of the mentally ill.
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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by eru on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:56AM (#24184689)
Yes, it would be interesting to see what would happen if SF legalised housing again.
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