Re: West Coast Messed Coast

On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 11:06:21 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 8/1/2026 6:57 PM, dart200 wrote:
>> On 8/1/26 6:39 PM, Dude wrote:
>>> "Seattle's identity crisis in this changing political culture comes 
>>> from a breakdown of norms. It's a place where virtue signaling to 
>>> reflect the latest fad takes precedence over character and what works. 
>>> Tradition is now an apparition, a vestige of a memory."
>>>
>>> PJ Media:
>>>
>>> Seattle Is in Free Fall
>>>
>>> https://tinyurl.com/bdenu3f8
>> 
>> i asked grok to refute it:
>>
>You're cutting out. What?
>
>It's not just Seattle. People are moving out of San Jose, Ca in droves!
>
>People are moving out of San Jose primarily due to crippling housing 
>costs, a high overall cost of living, and the rise of remote work.
>
>"Seattle's identity crisis in this changing political culture comes from 
>a breakdown of norms. It's a place where virtue signaling to reflect the 
>latest fad takes precedence over character and what works. Tradition is 
>now an apparition, a vestige of a memory."

Virtue signaling to reflect the latest fad.  
You mean to reflect virtues you do not share.

The fad on display here being lack of virtue.
I say, virtue signal is better than lack of virtue signal.


>PJ Media:
>
>Seattle Is in Free Fall
>
>https://tinyurl.com/bdenu3f8
>
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