A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowling tradition

Re:A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowl... by cscurmudgeon on Saturday February 04, 2023 @01:24PM (#34656698)

A big factor is modern government corruption. Try starting a restaurant in SF vs getting a job as a programmer.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/archives/how-san-francisco-s-leng...

https://sfist.com/2021/06/25/disgraced-ex-dbi-inspector-appr...

https://sf.eater.com/2017/6/27/15733554/cost-open-restaurant...

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Re:A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowl... by alephnerd on Saturday February 04, 2023 @03:02PM (#34657631)

Corruption was WAY worse back then.

Hell, the examples provided are way less crazy than graft scandals and mafia wars from the time period you are looking at with rose tinted glasses [0]

[0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_graft_trials

[1] - https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/S-F-corruption-...

[2] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tong_Wars

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Re:A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowl... by cscurmudgeon on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:27PM (#34659081)

Main difference, corruption didn't put artificial barriers for new business. Remember, politicians back then enacted anti trust laws. You can't expect similar courage in 2023.

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Re:A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowl... by alephnerd on Saturday February 04, 2023 @08:37PM (#34660680)

Try opening a small business in NYC in the early 20th century without paying off Tammany Hall.

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Re:A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowl... by cscurmudgeon on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:44AM (#34663105)

So govt has now replaced the role of organized crime and protection rackets.

It seems like you are supporting my point.

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