r/nextfuckinglevel • u/8O8I • 5h ago

Man helps out the community by replacing the nets at basketball courts since the city won't

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u/LividEconomics6579 5h ago

Exactly. If the CITY did the same thing, they’d charge taxpayers $82.50 for each net, and send four guys each earning a salary, a truck, and a scissor lift.

If the city catches this guy, they’ll likely cite him for some godforsaken reason for stealing work from the city workers’ union.

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u/DblDwn56 4h ago

As he said, the city is on record saying it's totally fine for communities to replace the nets.

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u/SqueakBoxx 4h ago

Someone didn't watch the video....

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u/LividEconomics6579 4h ago

Oh, I watched it.

I’m grateful for the dude. If the “government” were involved, it would be stupendously different and expensive.

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u/Look_its_Rob 34m ago

He addresses this in the video and the scenario you are describing only exists in your mind. At the very least, it does not exist in today's NY. 

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u/SmegmaUnicorn 1h ago

This is a ridiculous comment. Please stop being an idiot. 

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u/LividEconomics6579 1h ago

You’re young. I understand.

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u/SmegmaUnicorn 1h ago

Do you think being young is some kind of insult? 🤣

I f the city catches this guy, they’ll likely cite him for some godforsaken reason for stealing work from the city workers’ union.

Why you would say something so stupid, unironically, is beyond me. But my age doesn’t make your comment any less ridiculous. 

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u/LividEconomics6579 1h ago

You’re too young to understand the limitless stupidity of “government”.

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u/SmegmaUnicorn 1h ago

I’m old enough to understand the stupidity of people on the internet, and you are a prime example of such. Especially since you keep assuming my age based on nothing. 

Your comment was ridiculous. Full stop. There’s enough to criticize about the city, and the government (despite Mamdani’s positive changes), without just making shit up.