[weinzierl]

It starts with the sentence

"You can see the future first in San Francisco"

and while the following paragraphs make a good, positive upbeat point, reading it out of context I cannot help thinking about homeless people in the streets and a pretty dark and dystopian future.

It's interesting how a place can be so radically different things at the same time.

[gaws]

> It starts with the sentence

Reminds me of William Gibson's opening line in "Neuromancer":

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

[jgalt212]

Indeed, my perception of SF is pretty much Thunderdome.

[FrustratedMonky]

"You can see the future first in San Francisco"

So then, accurate?

There are the very rich, that can afford to be upbeat and positive, living in a bubble.

And the poor, living in a dystopia.

Seems like it is already happening, and this a correct statement. San Francisco is a model for the future.

[mistermann]

I think this is an important point that the folks gazing into their crystal balls overlook.