I feel it's just jealousy, and I don't even live there, but I'm envious. It's a great place, the nature, the climate, the coast. Every time I visit I think to myself, why do I not live here?<p>I can't think of many more places that are developed, stable, have the employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, and have this kind of climate and nature.<p>The downsides is that it's so expensive, not everyone can afford to live there, pay the taxes, pay the cost of living, etc.<p>And you could argue it's now over-crowded too.<p>So it seems like a recipe to make others jealous.
California today is a utopian eden of peace, abundance, prosperity, health, and tranquility compared to California in the 80s and 90s.<p>If that is failing, then sign me up for some of that failure please.
the article argues that the outflow that occurred in 2020 and 2021 has rebounded, that's not really true. while 2024 is the first year that california's population increased, it still decreased as share of US population. if you look at california's share of the US population, that has been decreasing since 2015.
It is frustrating more people don't buy doom spiralism. I go to Hertz and they're overflowing with cars from FL, GA, TX, CO, NV, ID. Why won't people listen?
They hate us cuz they ain’t us.<p><a href="https://imgflip.com/gif/g13fl" rel="nofollow">https://imgflip.com/gif/g13fl</a>