Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy

Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by annexrichmond on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:26PM (#25339766)

Yeah I don't get it when people say SF is "walkable".

No, Toronto is walkable. It's flat, dense, everything is close by, and clean. I'd be content to walk 45-50 mins to get somewhere.

In SF, I dread having to walk, bike or take public transit anywhere. It's unpleasant, unsafe, smells horrible and there's rampant petty crime. And not just one district, it's like that in most of the areas you need to go to

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by Jommi on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:42PM (#25341021)

SF is walkable because its tiny, yet each area feels very different because of the elevation changing your scenery in every nook. Ive been walking around the city for the past months now daily, and have not once encountered something unpleasant, unsafe, or smelly.

Now of course I avoid the tenderloin etc. area, but thats how its designed currently. All the homeless are in one place.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by whynotminot on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:56PM (#25341137)

Look I love San Francisco, but you might want to take a COVID test if you really think the city doesn't smell.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by Jommi on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:56PM (#25351236)

Funny joke, but doesnt defeat my real experience off not smelling anything. What areas are you talking about?

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by imposterr on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:38PM (#25339894)

But it cold in Toronto!

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by Ygg2 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:44AM (#25342930)

Climate change will fix that!

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by trinix912 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:11AM (#25343052)

Not if you're Canadian :)

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by elindbe2 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:56PM (#25351239)

But clothing

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