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Pretty depressing reading.

[Edit] I had the archive link as a comment but this has gained enough traction that it's not obvious. Here it is again so you don't have to give FT any clicks https://archive.is/ypkln

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Comparing a city to a country doesn't really work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why not. Walk around San Fransisco. There are multiple streets alternating from full of homeless people to upscale housing and hotels. Never seen that in the UK.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Then you should look around. It is very much a thing in the UK.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You just described London. Most of the city is a depressing dump, literal ghetto compared to any big city in the US