> I'm talking about couple of years ago, in the leadup to elections.

You mean November 2024? It has not even been a full single year, never mind "a couple"

We were trending in a good direction then. We are trending in a very very bad direction now.

> Walking around SF now is depressing.

Walking where, exactly? Do you just tire yourself out doing laps in the Tenderloin? I suppose the Giants season was fairly depressing, so I'll give you that - walking around Oracle Park probably was pretty gloomy this year.

> try wearing a “Make America Great” hat in San Francisco.

I would imagine you might be met with scorn and ridicule but most people would just ignore you and walk past just like we do the crazies shouting about Jesus on a megaphone outside the Levi's on Market St.

Thanks for reminding me I programmatically no longer _have_ to see the same orange face daily when reading news. Totally forgot about greasemonkey!

Why would you need security at a place like a marathon (say, in Boston). Its just people running and cheering, right?

Worth noting that I did not realize how many articles are getting flagged regularly here until I switched to active view eg https://news.ycombinator.com/active

> There may be an "own the libs" aspect to it but that isn't the story.

This administration has literally stated this goal out loud.

Anything that Biden did, anything that Obama did = bad. That’s it. That’s all.

Battery capacity is not what this article is about.

If you mainline a half gallon of junkie blood, you should get a decent buzz. Just remember to check their blood type first, and to bring a large rug so you can dispose of their desiccated body afterwards.