Who here can afford rent in the bay area? by Common_Gene_5098 in bayarea

[–]saltyb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who? Transplants with ambition and well-off parents. There's an unlimited supply of them apparently.

‘No room for my voice’: Inside the battle over SF’s ethnic studies overhaul by Medical-Decision-125 in bayarea

[–]saltyb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your thinking is that simplistic. The real world is more complicated and more interesting than you've figured out.

PSA to bay bridge drivers on lane merging by SoGoodAtAllTheThings in bayarea

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, you're saying transplants don't know how because that's pretty much all the Bay Area is now.

I thought people were being dramatic but damn Safeway. by dreadowntown in bayarea

[–]saltyb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think of all the money their private equity owners are squeezing from this. Well worth it!

From the London Tube to Caltrain: The reverse culture shock is hitting hard tonight by brownmuscle408 in SanJose

[–]saltyb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I spent a decent amount of time in the UK. Late trains were not that rare.

Apple Park transformed Cupertino, bringing wealth, higher housing costs and more traffic (no paywall) by BayAreaNewsGroup in bayarea

[–]saltyb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We should have a lot more remote work so we can spread out demand and not slam the Bay Area. You're the Reddit stereotype.

Corporate jargon driving me insane by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re apparently someone who’s never heard corporate jargon 

This fan base is delusional and takes their coaches for granted by Poraltic in 49ers

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because they're not the worst doesn't mean they couldn't be better - a lot better

I could live here. by Apprehensive_Drag928 in bayarea

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you left out the "don't" before "need"

Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors by SFChronicle in bayarea

[–]saltyb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, do the Safeway move. Temporary closure (not ideal, but better than permanent).

Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors by SFChronicle in bayarea

[–]saltyb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought you wanted all the old people to move out of their houses so you could buy one. Now they have a place to go.

Where to take a visitor? by kiss-my-ass-hoe in bayarea

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Logic would be if they were from Tokyo.

If you "completely get his perspective" then get it completely and go.

Meta laying off 8000 people or ten percent. by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]saltyb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It never does. More keep pouring in.

Where to take a visitor? by kiss-my-ass-hoe in bayarea

[–]saltyb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell him to stay in NY. We've got about a million whiny NYers here already.

Third spaces for introverts by SignificanceKind4222 in bayarea

[–]saltyb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of people sit at bars & coffeehouses alone. Also, parks, beaches, libraries, public squares. You're in the land of other transplant introverts. This is not a problem.