From a foreigner point of view who keeps reading about California, it seems both like a fascinating and terrifying place. So advanced yet so backward in some ways
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California’s quality of life is the worst in the country?
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#14Don’t worry, the #1 quality-of-life state is North Dakota so clearly the methodology is wack.
Have you ever heard someone say: “man, when I finish my internship, I hope I can go to North Dakota where there is lots of happiness?”
No. Because it’s -40° there half the year.
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#15>The state performed well in terms of its economy, coming in at No. 4
This isn't surprising. The reality is California's good economy, relatively good school system, attractive West Coast appeal, and high influx of immigrants make California VERY competitive (i.e. overcrowded), which brings down the quality of life for all.
This is an end result of sorts of our global society. A California will always exist.
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#16Slightly amusing that on the Quality of Life Rankings page [0], the hero image they went with is of.... California.
0: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/quality-of-...
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#17I've mentioned this a few times here on HN, but I fled California (San Francisco) in January for Nashville, TN and couldn't be happier. I moved over my California LLC and businesses to a Tennessee LLC (no state income tax). People for the most part are super friendly (almost awkward friendly), and that southern hospitality is really a thing.
Costs are out of control, lawmakers and California state laws are backwards and anti-business, taxes are high, and open borders / sanctuary cities (my personal political opinion) are detrimental.
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#18Came back from walking along the beautiful Santa Cruz coast this afternoon and read this. All I can think is this is a genius way to slow down the immigration rate until legislation and housing developments can catch up :)
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#19Don’t worry, the #1 quality-of-life state is North Dakota so clearly the methodology is wack. Have you ever heard someone say: “man, when I finish my internship, I hope I can go to North Dakota where there is lots of happiness?” No. Because it’s -40° there half the year.
As much as I'd like to buy a house outside of California, I can't imagine living in cold weather constantly. I really need sunlight/warmth, and I can't help but feel like I would miss California's weather.
Re: California’s quality of life is the worst in the country?
#20Don’t worry, the #1 quality-of-life state is North Dakota so clearly the methodology is wack. Have you ever heard someone say: “man, when I finish my internship, I hope I can go to North Dakota where there is lots of happiness?” No. Because it’s -40° there half the year.
Here are the metrics they used for quality of life:
Community Engagement
Social Support
Voter Participation
Drinking Water Quality
Low Industrial Toxins
Low Pollution Health Risk
Urban Air Quality