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

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

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

    • ChaosMaterialist [he/him]
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      1 year ago

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

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        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 [he/him]
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          1 year ago

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

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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            1 year 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.

    • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      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 [he/him, he/him]
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        1 year 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".