here in san francisco.
i had forgotten that there are cities in the states that are this degenerate.
wow.
i was walking around last night and i was genuinely intimidated. it made me feel like i was back in nyc in 1989. the abundance of drugs and crime and prostitution and etc in this city is astounding.
i went for a 40 minute walk and i saw more homelessness and drug dealing and prostitution than i’ve seen in nyc in the last 5 years.
i wonder what it’s attributable to? local government? the bourgeoisie voyeuristic part of me was kind of excited to see such depraved street theater, but the more practical part of me realizes that the drug addicts and prostitutes who are providing the street theater are individuals whose lives are out of control. and that makes me angry at whatever social/political forces have created an urban environment that facilitates and enables people to lead lives that they would otherwise not choose to lead.
and here i sit on my soapbox in the relative comfort of my hotel room, which to some extent probably invalidates my complaints.
it’s easy to observe, retreat, and then complain.
so i’m just another armchair, bourgeoisie complainer.
-moby