Got into Portland, Oregon yesterday and I don’t think “dystopian” is too strong a word to reach for insofar as this is a society whose streets are absolutely saturated with people leading dehumanized lives.
One man screamed in rage and anguish outside my hotel for the entirety of the night.
And this impression is after coming directly from NYC, which is hardly “utopian” by any measure
It's also not just homelessness. the hotel I'm staying at, which has thriving branches in other cities, is eerily empty and they keep apologizing to me for having hardly any staff. room can't be cleaned because no staff; restaurant won't open until Thursday because no staff...
(The food trucks still very much on point tho)
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