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Originally Posted by jayswin
You either need to earn enough to shelter yourself from it (as many CP level earners can) where you're biggest complaint about the West falling apart is that you or your relatives amazon packages are being swiped, or accept that the West is falling before our eyes.
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Those who can will stay away from downtown cores, stay in their nice suburbs and use businesses and amenities around them.
Why go to Starbucks in downtown Vancouver where a man was killed, when you can go to a neighbourhood coffee shop in West Van or Kerrisdale and feel safe.
Downtowns become worse and worse and people avoid them more and more.
Instead of being vibrant community hubs, downtowns become a place to go in only when you need and get out ASAP when you're done.