LA had more of that than I could stand 10 years ago, I had to get the hell out of there! The locals were always quick to give me a condescending lecture if I dared to point out any of those aspects of "life in the big city" you mentioned, all of which were already so common that an outsider would find it appalling. To them, it was completely normal. They seemed to have no situational awareness whatsoever, freaking out over imaginary issues/"existential threats" like "global warming" and "white supremacy" yet unable to see the carjackings, shootings, and general mayhem in every direction. To them, a person daring to light a cigarette was a much bigger issue than homeless setting fire to each other. I do not miss those delusional whackos one bit. (LA Liberals I mean, the homeless people were much nicer to me than anyone else I encountered there.)
I have no curiosity about seeing the current decline of LA up close. Not a chance. There is no amount of money or job offer that could persuade me to return to that hell-hole of peril and degeneracy under any circumstances. In light of the lawless insanity I saw at close range, I was lucky to get out of there alive.
LA had more of that than I could stand 10 years ago, I had to get the hell out of there! The locals were always quick to give me a condescending lecture if I dared to point out any of those aspects of "life in the big city" you mentioned, all of which were already so common that an outsider would find it appalling. To them, it was completely normal. They seemed to have no situational awareness whatsoever, freaking out over imaginary issues/"existential threats" like "global warming" and "white supremacy" yet unable to see the carjackings, shootings, and general mayhem in every direction. To them, a person daring to light a cigarette was a much bigger issue than homeless setting fire to each other. I do not miss those delusional whackos one bit. (LA Liberals I mean, the homeless people were much nicer to me than anyone else I encountered there.)
I have no curiosity about seeing the current decline of LA up close. Not a chance. There is no amount of money or job offer that could persuade me to return to that hell-hole of peril and degeneracy under any circumstances. In light of the lawless insanity I saw at close range, I was lucky to get out of there alive.