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Just get away.

It makes no sense to be poor in the most expensive city in America. Go anywhere else.

How? I have a laptop and the clothes on my back. Where do I go and what do I do when I get there? I don't have family or friends. My skills are web development, and office type work. I can read and write. I'm 37 years old and not strong or sturdy enough for construction. I'm single with no dependents. I'm a straight white male that isn't dying of AIDs so I don't qualify for any preferential vouchers.

What do I possibly do?

Ride the bus. There are web dev jobs in every town. Remote work too. The difference is that rent is a fraction of what it is in SF and people are allowed to build houses in a normal town.

First I'm paranoid, then I'm lazy and should just "get away". Now I should just ride the bus? With what money? And once I arrive in a town do I just magic my way into food, clothing and shelter?

You're not treating me as a rational person worthy of dignity and respect or arguing in good faith. I can't take what you're saying seriously.

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