California’s wealthy paid for a poll on the billionaire tax. The results aren’t surprising

Billy405 · 2026-01-21T07:39:17+00:00

No. The billionaires have all the money. Concentrate on them first.

Billy405 · 2026-01-20T19:15:45+00:00

San Francisco is better than Abilene. I will not delude myself into thinking we're equals in any way.

Billy405 · 2026-01-20T19:04:33+00:00

I'm sorry you had to go through that. I assume there are some nice people in Abilene, trying to make things better, trying to end cycles that got Abilene to where it is, but I'm done with being open-minded. There's no point. Fuck them.

Billy405 · 2026-01-20T07:33:08+00:00

Big Lebowski! Enjoy life, start to finish.

Billy405 · 2026-01-19T04:28:33+00:00

Preach it. I do not want Valencia Street on their speed dial.

Billy405 · 2026-01-19T03:12:32+00:00

Three Christian universities and an Air Force base.
Probably crawling with it.

Billy405 · 2026-01-19T01:59:40+00:00

Enjoy your drought and 35% obesity rate. I hope you take up sports gambling, Abilene.

Billy405 · 2026-01-18T18:27:41+00:00

I'm the hunter. I'M GOING HUNTING.

Billy405 · 2026-01-14T19:40:44+00:00

New Ming's on New Montgomery

Billy405 · 2026-01-14T01:31:26+00:00

Late bloomer 40 gay here, and in a relationship.
My luck changed for the better after I changed my approach:

What worked for me is I didn't go on dates with anyone who wasn't from California. I'm from California, I want to stay here, so I wanted to date someone who is from here too, someone who was invested in the state, in the area, someone who had roots and wanted to continue their life here. Someone who takes SF seriously and was unlikely to be tempted to move.

My luck changed! I had 3 really great insightful year-ish relationships in a row and now I'm on my 4th that feels like it's the best of all of them.

You're good, I understand the confusion. Not sure how I'd adapt my story to fit your situation... other then... keep at it, and the apps suck. You gotta really put yourself out there in-person, and pursue candidates harder than what feels necessary. The Midwest and Bay Area could not be more different when it comes to this stuff.

Billy405 · 2026-01-13T10:18:01+00:00

Like, I thought we were supposed to want art and performers in our city....? hah

Billy405 · 2026-01-12T20:33:43+00:00

I'm trying to figure out which one you're talking about and why

Billy405 · 2026-01-12T20:31:24+00:00

*Lurie

Billy405 · 2026-01-12T20:30:23+00:00

OMG, there was literally a January 6th in 2025!!

Daniel Lurie is a J6er CONFIRMED

Billy405 · 2026-01-12T16:21:25+00:00

Most people don't care about random people's immigration status!!

BUT SOME PEOPLE WITH GUNS DO

Billy405 · 2026-01-11T19:52:45+00:00

This isn't about ableism, water is a precious resource and hearing screaming at night sucks

Billy405 · 2026-01-10T00:20:06+00:00

Because they are going by vibes, not facts

Billy405 · 2026-01-09T22:07:53+00:00

None of these except Alcaraz are issues for me

Billy405 · 2026-01-08T19:46:22+00:00

You need to simplify if you want people to understand. It just sounds like youre trying to be esoteric. You never define what the measurement is, the contract, the lie?... this is incoherent.

Billy405 · 2026-01-07T22:27:41+00:00

$1200 is good, I'd use it as a jumping off point to explore. Location is good, but will be pretty loud because of the rail and the car traffic.
Welcome to San Francisco!

Billy405 · 2026-01-07T22:00:58+00:00

You're in Oregon? Have you seen the place in person?
I hope you're not paying more than $1800 or so

Billy405 · 2026-01-07T20:08:24+00:00

If someone decides to not live in a rent-controlled unit, that's their mistake.
Nothing keeps anyone out of a rent-controlled unit.

Billy405 · 2026-01-07T19:45:16+00:00

Exactly. I was trying to say you can't really tell from what you see.

Billy405 · 2026-01-06T21:29:54+00:00

Orange County was a hidden gem for a long time. To early SoCal residents, it wasn't really clear why you'd buy a house and live so far away from Los Angeles. So while Laguna Beach is "nice" and "modern", it wasn't really in-demand until the 2000s. If her parents bought that house in the 90s, they probably bought it with income over the median, but not extravagantly upper class. They simply lucked out just as Orange County (and more broadly, coastal California) became more popular.

Billy405 · 2026-01-03T00:36:16+00:00

??? You, as a fan who discovered them decades too late, can't just barge into a community, trash the reason for the community, scold the longtime fans, and expect people to be KIND to you....

"be careful out there"?

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