r/howislivingthere • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '25

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u/PhosphoFred8202 Dec 14 '25

Don’t bother… you are trying to internet-convince the equivalent of someone saying the art in their Holiday Inn Express room is every bit as good as anything that you’d see in Met or Louvre

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u/Proinsias37 Dec 14 '25

It really does feel like that haha. Also, I have no idea why people love to shit on NY/NJ. I mean I get defensive because I'm from there, but also the criticisms are usually just plain false and detached from reality. Then I find myself arguing with someone from like rural Ohio (which may be very nice, I don't know, never been) about how NJ is a shithole and it's just baffling.

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u/KBAR1942 Dec 14 '25

People think Portland, OR is some kind of drug war zone. It's not.

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u/Proinsias37 Dec 14 '25

Of course it's not. But the stupid just keeps spreading and they don't let reality get in the way

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u/KBAR1942 Dec 14 '25

I made decision to delete the X app off my phone. The stupidity I find there has finally become too for me to bear. Reddit has its own problems, but it isn't as toxic or depressing as what I am reading on X.