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The chapter on San Francisco’s decline hit me hard. I found myself crying for San Francisco, but I was also mourning my own hometown, Rio, which I still believe is the most beautiful place on earth. It’s terrifying how completely the wrong politics can hollow out a city: first the spirit, then the safety, and eventually the everyday dignity that makes life feel livable.
— Jan 09, 2026 07:20PM
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Cinthia
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The pulled quotes are the standout feature — genuinely delightful. They do more than serve their journalistic function of supporting the narrative; they also capture the zeitgeist with striking clarity. Reading them now, if I hadn’t lived through that period myself, I would have assumed they were excerpts from dystopian fiction rather than real statements from the time. But boy, things were as bad as I remember.
— Jan 07, 2026 06:55AM
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I’m just wrapping up the intro and can’t help but swoon at Nellie’s every word. She’s the writer I wanted to be when I grew up.
— Jan 06, 2026 06:30PM
