Hacker News Reader

You could provide a free place for sideshows, and it probably would get a crowd, but there would still be illegal sideshows.

Being illicit & counter-culture is part of the draw.

Yep. They could do the same shit in empty parking lots, but they stop up traffic at the Bay Bridge and other intersections where people are trying to drive through instead.

Yes. It's exciting and makes them feel powerful.

Which makes sense because they might actually be people who otherwise feel powerless and deserve empathy like anyone else

TIL I have no empathy if I oppose people shutting down intersections to destroy stolen cars and the streets.