I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.

The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.

But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao

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[–] g_g@hexbear.net 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the other night i was walking home alone and a person asked me if i had a spare dollar. i said i didn't. they seemed happy that i even acknowledged their existence.

that's my experience of living in basically the "warzone" city.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Now I must speculate. Perhaps LA, Philly, Chicago, or Oakland? You didn’t say so I’m not asking. Just having fun guessing.

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Clearly the whole San Francisco Bay Area is Escape from Silicon Valley with Snake Plissken.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Clearly the whole San Francisco Bay Area is Escape from Silicon Valley with Snake Plissken.

I would unironically watch and probably enjoy that movie.

The plastic surgeon scene in Escape From LA would be eclipsed hard by the creepy shit in that theoretical sequel. scared

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tell Peter Thiel it's promotional material for another Breakup California ballot initiative, and he'll financially back you.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

He's not nearly as calculated and brilliant as he thinks he is, so someone already connected that wanted to grift him could pull it off. He's been duped before.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

You garnered a LOL with this one. Thanks!

Omg, I want to see this movie.

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yeah I was thinking chicago or minneapolis tbh. It's astonishing how afraid certain people are of minneapolis since george floyd was murdered. Its a pretty tame city really.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Samsies. I was impressed with how many people who lost stores or property just shrugged and said "well it had to happen sooner or later".

[–] StewartCopelandsDad@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

with bay area cost of living, they would have asked for two dollars