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Comment by brandonbloom | Hacker News Reader

> Internet doesn't help.

Just ask anyone who has moved to Seattle, but has conservative family back in their home state. Folks believe we live in an anarchist hellscape. Myself and several friends have had the experience of being called liars by family members who trust Fox News over the word of their blood relatives. It's absolutely maddening.

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I actually moved out of Seattle after 4 months in 2021 because compared to the cities I was used to in Canada, it was quite literally a hellscape. Shuttered stores, screaming homeless people, and parks which resemble refugee camps.

I understand it was exacerbated by covid and the BLM riots of 2020, but I don’t think people are exaggerating when they say that much of Seattle is a pretty shocking place to be.

Same thing in Portland. People think Antifa burned the city to the ground.

Washington state isn't a paradise, there are lots of wrong things going on primarily with government overreach and the abuse of emergency powers. It's setting a dangerous precedent.

I mean, Seattle is a hellscape to me lol. I mostly kid, i live south of Tacoma, i just hate the homeless problem in Olympia, Seattle. The roads in southern Seattle also make me want to die hah.

Anyway, just making local-jokes mostly. Not actually attacking Seattle :)

edit: Is it because i was kidding, or is very mild criticism of Seattle not appreciated? It's not like i live in Texas and have never been there lol.

I think it's because it is off topic, and also HN generally does not like humor, unless it's particularly clever.

Fair, thanks for the reply. It was only half humor though, as a local i do genuinely hate much of the city. However, i'm not "city local" if that makes sense.

But it's not unique to Seattle. Tacoma and Olympia (where i live) is bad too. Cities just suck these days it seems.

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