,BREAK+ ,CLASS ,SEGREGATION ,9 ,! ,BAY ,>EA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SO LA/ ,SUNDAY 9 ! MID/ ( A SECOND WAVE ( BLOCKADES ( TE* COMPANY BUSSES 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO & ,OAKL&1 A BUS W9D[ WAS BROK5 BY SOME AN>*I/ ACTIVI/S & ! ACTION IMM$IATELY SAIL$ TO ! TOP ( C\NTLESS NEWS SITES4 ,ACTIVI/S HAD BE5 TRY+ TO DRAW ATT5TION TO H[ ! BUSSES 7COLLECTIVELY T]M$ 0,GOOGLE ,BUSSES07 >E SUBSIDIZ$ BY PUBLIC 9FRA/RUCTURE = FREE1 BUT ! REAL ISSUE H]E IS ! />KLY HEI<T5+ CLASS CONFLICT BETWE5 TE*IES & ?OSE LESS WEAL?Y 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA4 ,?IS CRISIS IS PRIM>ILY A H\S+ ISSUE1 BUT IT HAS BE5 AMPLIFI$ BY ! EXTREME 9SUL>ITY ( ! UPP] CLASS TE* COMMUNITY1 & ! PRIVATE1 T9T$ BUSSES >E NATURALLY GR\ND Z]O = SYMBOLIC ACTIONS4 ,V&ALISM IS A V5]ABLE MEANS ( PROTE/1 BUT MANY PEOPLE TOOK EXCEPTION TO ! T>GETS ?IS TIME & ,I ?\<T ,I %\LD EXPLA9 MY REFUSAL TO CONDEMN ! ACTION4 

,G5TRIFICATION HAS ALWAYS BE5 A COMPLEX ISSUE = AN>*I/S4 ,NEI<BORHOOD MUTATIONS & MIGRATIONS CAN BE QUITE NATURAL4 ,OBVI\SLY ! V]Y NOTION ( A NEI<BORHOOD COLLECTIVELY DET]M9+ EXACTLY :O CAN & CAN'T MOVE 9 D[N ! /REET W\LD BE A PROBLEMATIC ONE AT BE/ W]E !RE NO O!R P[] DYNAMICS AT PLAY4 ,REGIONAL EXCLUSION1 TRIBALISM & COLLECTIVE 9SUL>ITY >E ! F\NDATION ( /ATES & SU* TEAM SPORTS ATTITUDES >E CRITICALLY AT PLAY 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y OPPRESSION4 ,9 RESPONSE AN>*I/ E?ICS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ORI5T$ >\ND RESPECT = ! RESULTS ( FREE ASSOCIATION BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS4 ,BUT ( C\RSE WE DO NOT LIVE 9 A REMOTELY FREE SOCIETY & ! AGGREGATE HI/ORICAL EFFECTS ( EXTREME VIOL5CE HAVE BUILT A WORLD ( VA/ & CANC]\S WEAL? CONC5TRATIONS AS WELL AS 9/ITUTIONAL RACIAL 9EQUITIES4 ,! MEANS BY :I* ! SUBSIDY ( /ATE VIOL5CE >RIVES AT \R DOOR/EP >E (T5 QUITE 9DIRECT AL?\< ?OSE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( ! PUN* T5D TO FEEL IT PRETTY CLE>LY4 ,9 A WORLD :]E ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE PLACE A PREMIUM ON H\S+ /ABILITY A SUDD5 9CREASE ( R5TS BY #c.0 & ! MASS EXPULSION ( A CITY'S =M] POPULACE IS A PRETTY /RONG 9DICATOR SOME?+'S GONE HORRIBLY WRONG4 

,)\T A D\BT ! PRIM>Y CONTRIBUTOR TO ! CURR5T H\S+ CRISIS 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO >E ! CITY GOV]NM5T'S UTT]LY REPUGNANT ZON+ LAWS & REGULATIONS4 ,MU* 9K HAS BE5 SPILL$ TRAC+ ! PAT]NALISM & PREEXI/+ LIB]AL ELITI/ HO/ILITY TO ! POOR ?AT LEFT ! CITY 9CAPABLE ( RESPOND+ TO ! 9FLUX ( ! LA/ TWO DECADES4 ,LET US BE ABSOLUTELY CLE>3 ?OSE CALL\S REGULATIONS ?AT PLAC$ A PREMIUM ON ES!TICS & B\RGEOIS S5SIBILITIES OV] HUMAN DEC5CY %\LD BE OV]TURN$ IMM$IATELY1 OP5LY VIOLAT$1 & ?OSE RESPONSIBLE PUBLICLY REVIL$4 ,! HUMAN MIS]Y & 9DE$ DEA?S !Y >E RESPONSIBLE = DES]VES TRIBUNALS & COMMISSIONS1 NOT IDLE D9N] P>TY TUT-TUTT+4 

,YET LOCAL T5ANT ADVOCACY GR\PS >E CORRECT1 EV5 IF !RE HAD BE5 NO ZON+ LAWS ! 9FLUXES HAVE BE5 MU* FA/] ?AN ! REGIONAL BUILD CAPACITY1 PEOPLE W\LD /ILL HAVE PROBABLY BE5 DISPLAC$ 5 MASSE )\T R5T CONTROL 7CO]CION BAS$1 M>KET DI/ORT+1 & DAMAGE CAUS+ ?\< SU* MEASURES >E74 

,IT'S TRUE ?AT SOMETIMES IT'S BETT] TO JU/ BITE ! BULLET ( SEV]E 9DU/RY1 POPULATION & CULTURAL *ANGES4 ,IF = EXAMPLE ! MILIT>Y 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX WAS DEFUND$ OR \R BORD]S OP5$ WE'D C]TA9LY SEE MASSIVE POPULATION %IFTS4 ,BUT 9 ?IS CASE ! %OCK+LY FA/ 9FLUX & ! %E] DEGREE ( ATT5DANT WEAL? IS ! RESULT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES' ECONOMIC DEP5D5CE ON C5SOR%IP 9 ! =M ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY4 ,:ILE ! LA/ TWO DECADES HAVE SE5 AN EXPLOSION ( LEGITIMATELY WOND]FUL DEVELOPM5TS1 )\T >TIFICIAL SC>CITIES 9 KN[L$GE & VIOL5T 5CLOSURES 9 ! REALM ( 9=MATION FEW 9NOVATIONS W\LD BE CAPABLE ( REAP+ PAY(FS ( SU* UNNATURAL SCALE AS TO 5T] ! REALM ( DIM9I%+ MOTIVATIONAL RETURNS4 ,FUR!R1 )\T ! WILD SUBSIDIES F$]AL1 /ATE1 & LOCAL GOV]NM5TS HAVE GIV5 TE* BEHEMO?S ! ECONOMIES ( SCALE ON DISPLAY TODAY W\LD SURELY BE SCAL$ D[N4 ,A WORLD :]E OP5 S\RCE DEVELOP]S & S(TW>E-AS-A-S]VICE TAILOR+ W]E ! DOM9ANT M>KET =MS W\LD BE F> MORE DIFFUSE & RESPONSIVE4 ,! SPASMS ( EGO LESS REALI/ICALLY ?REAT5+ & EV]Y COMPON5T NECESS>Y = ! 0,GOOGLE ,BUSSES0 SIMPLY NON-EXI/5T4 

,W\LD ?AT WE LIV$ 9 SU* A WORLD4 

,9/EAD ,BAY ,>EA RESID5TS F9D \RSELVES 9 A VICI\S CLASS DIVIDE4 ,A DIVIDE CALCIFI$ 9 NO SMALL P>T BY NAIVE N>RATIVES ( ELITISM & JU/IFI$ PRIVILEGE ?AT HAVE BECOME RELATIVELY 5DEMIC AMONG ! TE* YUPPIES4 7,FULL DISCLOSURE3 ,EV5 ?\< ,I GREW UP 9 HOMELESSNESS & POV]TY ,I N[ WORK AS A DEVELOP] 9 AN ,OAKL& TE* COOP]ATIVE47 

,! REC5T TIRADE ( C>TOONI% ,C,E,O VILLAN _/ HUMAN EXCREM5T ,GREG ,GOPMAN ISN'T EV5 ?AT R>E A SLIP UP3 

0,! DIFF]5CE IS 9 O!R COSMOPOLITAN CITIES1 ! L[] P>T ( SOCIETY KEEP TO !MSELVES4 ,!Y SELL SMALL TR9KETS1 BEG COYLY1 /AY QUIET1 & G5]ALLY /AY \T ( Y\R WAY4 ,!Y REALIZE IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE 9 ! CIVILIZ$ P>T ( T[N & VIEW !MSELVES AS GUE/S4 444!RE IS AN >EA ( T[N = DEG5]ATES & AN >EA ( T[N = ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!RE IS NO?+ POSITIVE GA9$ FROM HAV+ !M SO CLOSE TO US40 

,ANEURYSM 9DUC+ TO BE SURE1 BUT ,I'VE HE>D PROGRAMM]S AT A ,TWITT] D9N] P>TY S]I\SLY AGREE+ ?AT IF *ATTEL SLAV]Y EXI/$ TODAY !Y'D DEF5D IT4 ,& ,I'VE LO/ C\NT ( SELF-ID5TIFI$ 0PROGRESSIVE0 TE* YUPPIES ) DIFF]5T V]SIONS ( ! SAME RANT AB\T H[ IF ,OCCUPY ACTIVI/S W]E GO+ TO FOCUS ON ! PLI<TS ( ANYONE BEL[ ! MIDDLE CLASS !Y W]E 5EMIES ( CIVILIZ$ COMPANY4 ,EV5 9 SOME ( ! MO/ FAM\SLY RADICAL SPACES & ORGANIZATIONS CAN Y\ F9D TE*IES SNE]+ AT ! HOMELESS & POOR4 ,ONE FEELS LIKE IT'S ONLY A MATT] A TIME BE=E ,GOOGLE ,GLASS IS REPLAC$ BY ,GOOGLE ,MONOCLE4 

,?IS %IT IS1 AS !Y SAY1 ALL FUCK$ UP & BULL%IT4 

,I WANT TO BE CLE> ?\<3 ,AGA9/ MY CLASS BACKGR\ND ,I ACTUALLY HAVE DEEP SYMPA?IES = ! TE* YUPPIES 9 ! BAY AS A :OLE4 ,DESPITE MANY ( !M MISS+ A TON & SOME BE+ /RAI<T UP EVIL1 ! AV]AGE TE* WORK] C]TA9LY ISN'T A ,VICTORIAN-]A MON/] OR FRATBOY V]SION ( ,AM]ICAN ,PSY*O PLUS 5]GY DR9K1 BUT A PASSIVE1 POLITELY PRIVILEG$ DEFAULT-LIB]AL :O ONLY BREAKS SLI<TLY MORE CONS]VATIVE OR AU?ORIT>IAN ?AN ! AV]AGE P]SON :5 !IR S5SE ( 5TITLEM5T IS *ALL5G$4 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY ,I ?9K ! BE/ HALLM>KS ( TE*IE ID5TITY & 9DU/RY-GEEKY ANALYTIC 9QUIRY1 CREATIVITY1 5TREPR5EURIAL AUDACITY1 & MA!MATICAL 9CL9ATIONS-MATT] IMMEASURABLY 9 BUILD+ A BETT]1 FRE]1 MORE EMPA?IC & EGALIT>IAN WORLD4 ,& ! POPULI/ SNIP+ AT !M (T5 T5DS 9 A DIRECTION ,I F9D HORRIFY+4 ,OPPORTUNI/IC RHETORICAL OV]REACTIONS >E HAPP5+ ?AT RISK BL9D+ US TO REAL POT5TIALS1 LOS+ PRODUCTIVE CONV]SATIONS1 & DEEP5+ 9SUL>ITIES4 ,WEAL? IS NOT ! ONLY P[] DYNAMIC ?AT MATT]S & :ILE ?IS G5]ATION ( TE*IES >E 9FAM\S = IGNORANT PRIVILEGE & D\*EBAGG]Y ON A V>IETY ( FRONTS1 ANTI-9TELLECTUALISM IS /ILL A DEF9+ *>ACT]I/IC ( \R SOCIETY4 

,?OSE :O HAVE LUCK$ \T TO GR[ UP 9 CONTEXTS CONDUCIVE TO ANALYTIC COGNITIVE /RATEGIES1 HI<] DEFAULT CONFID5CE1 & ACCESS TO $UCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DO NOT NECESS>ILY ALSO AVOID BE+ ALI5AT$4 ,! PROBLEM IS :5 MANY FIR/ REA* ! 9EVITABLE FRU/RATION ) 0:Y >E PEOPLE >\ND ME SO SL[ ON ?IS1 :Y DON'T !Y GET :AT ,I GET1 :Y WON'T !Y COME PLAY ) ME ) !SE TOYS0 RA!R ?AN ACTUALLY DO+ ! WORK NECESS>Y TO TEASE \T ! REAL & COMPLICAT$ ANSW]S ?R\< EMPA?Y & 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE1 !Y 5C\NT] PREPACKAG$ FRAMEWORKS ( 0RACE_/G5D]_/CLASS_/ETC REALISM0 & !N DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT BECAUSE SU* />K DEF5SES ( OPPRESSION APPE> 0ICONOCLA/IC0 9 ?IS ]A & ?US FIT !IR SELF-MODEL4 

,/IR 9 ! A=EM5TION$ UNNATURAL M>KET CONDITIONS & !SE NOTIONS ( SUP]IORITY CAN SUCCESSFULLY DETANGLE !MSELVES FROM ALL REC\RSE ) REALITY4 ,H[ MU* CONSID]ATION DO Y\ REALLY HAVE TO GIVE O!R PEOPLE'S EXP]I5CES :5 Y\ CAN RIDE OV] ! RE/ ( SOCIETY 9 A SL$ MADE ( MONEY8 ,IT MI<T BE AN AMUS+ FOIBLE IF ?AT MONEY DIDN'T TRANSLATE 9TO POLITICAL P[] & FIR/ CLASS /ATUS1 BUT IT V]Y MU* DOES4 ,IMAGES ( ,GOPMAN HANG+ ) ! ,MAYOR ASIDE1 ! ,BAY ECONOMY HAS GR[N SO DEP5D5T UPON TE* YUPPIE WEAL? ?AT !IR SPAMS ( POORLY CONSID]$ OP9IONS & NE> TOTAL DISREG>D = ! HUMANITY ( \TSID]S 9H]5TLY SW+ >\ND ! GUN ( ! /ATE4 ,IF & :5 HOMELESSNESS1 POV]TY1 & DISPLACEM5T REGI/] AS ISSUES !Y WILL BE 0SOLV$0 ON A ,HACK],NEWS ?READ TO ! SATISFACTION ( ! TE* YUPPIES ALONE4 ,FIR/-H& EXP]I5CE EXPLICITLY NOT WELCOME4 

,MANY RESID5TS ( ! ,BAY RI<TFULLY VIEW ?IS 9SUL>ITY AS AN EXI/5TIAL RISK4 

,& 9 ?IS CONTEXT !ATRICALLY BU/+ A ,GOOGLE ,BUS W9D[ IS PRETTY S5SIBLE4 ,:5 A GR\P ) P[] />TS D5Y+ OR IGNOR+ Y\R HUMANITY ?AT CON/ITUTES A DANG] TO Y\1 & SOMETIMES ! BE/ WAY TO BR+ !M TO ! TABLE IS A PUN* TO ! FACE4 ,SCREAM+ ISN'T POLITE1 IT'S NOT A MODEL ( ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS WE'D LIKE TO BUILD1 BUT :5 SOMEONE IS HURT+ Y\ OR PLAC+ Y\ 9 DANG] Y\ NE$ TO GET !IR ATT5TION4 ,:5 SOMEONE DOESN'T EV5 FEEL A NE$ TO CONSID] Y\R EXI/5CE1 :5 Y\R SCREAMS >E SIL5C$ BEH9D SLICK BLACK W9D[S OR BEMUSEM5T1 A REEVALUATION FROM 0NO?+0 TO 0?REAT0 IS A SIGNIFICANT /EP T[>DS PRODUCTIVE 5GAGEM5T4 ,EV5 IF ! 0?REAT0 IS JU/ MILDLY 9CONV5I5C+ !M ) A SLI<T DELAY TO WORK & SOME ANGRY HALF%EETS4 

,IS US V]SUS !M PO/UR+ ULTIMATELY A PA? 9 & ( ITSELF TO A RESOLUTION8 ,ABSOLUTELY NOT4 ,QUITE ! OPPOSITE1 ! COLLECTIVI/ TRIBALISM IT RE9=CES IS DANG]\S AS HELL & C]TA9LY NOT A VISION ( A BETT] WORLD4 ,H[EV] 9 ! IMM$IATE T]M1 AS A TACTIC1 !SE SORTS ( CONFRONTATIONS CAN OBVI\SLY BE A NET B5EFIT4 ,WE DO ALL AT LEA/ ON A C]TA9 LEVEL TAKE ! SIDE ( ! ,PALE/9IANS :5 !Y *UCK ROCKS4 ,IF ! SITUATION WAS MORE EXPLICIT1 :]E ! /ATE WAS MORE DIRECTLY PAY+ UPP] MIDDLE CLASS KIDS FROM F> (F EXTRAORD9>Y SUMS TO MOVE TO & LIVE 9 A REGION1 ) SU* %>P DIFF]5CES 9 MONEY AS TO P>ALLEL ! SETTL]S 9 ! ,WE/ ,BANK1 :]E !Y CAN AF=D TO WALL !MSELVES (F1 TAKE ! OCCASIONAL POT%OT & SMUGLY LOBBY ! GOV]NM5T TO DO MORE TO GET RID ( ! RABBLE BEL[ !IR T[]1 :O ON E>? BESIDES ! MO/ VILE ( CONS]VATIVE SOCIOPA?S W\LD CONDEMN ! SMA%+ ( A W9D[8 

,IS A BROK5 0,GOOGLE ,BUS0 W9D[ ! MO/ EFFICI5T MEANS ( BREAK+ ! PEACE1 ( %AK+ ! APA?Y & DI/ANCE \T ( ! P[]FUL 9 ?IS GR[+ CLASS CONFLICT8 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,IT BEHOOVES US TO KEEP A CRITICAL EYE ON AGGRESSIVE PROTE/ TACTICS & ,I'M MORE BOR$ & DISAPPO9T$ ?AN SUP] 5?US$1 BUT ,I HAVE LIMIT$ SYMPA?Y = ! \TRAGE ?IS HAS 5G5D]$4 ,IF Y\'RE NOT 9 RISK ( LOS+ Y\R JOB = BE+ LATE1 FUCK Y\R GODDAMN COMMUTE4 ,PEOPLE >E DY+4 ,! /ATE VIOL5CE ?AT FE$S Y\R BANK ACC\NT & SECURES ! DISNEYL& ( ,VAL5CIA HAS DISRUPT$ ! HELL \T ( PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,IT'S NOT ! 5D ( ! WORLD IF A C\PLE ACTIVI/S DISRUPT Y\R BUS RIDE TO WORK4 

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