Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by Xcelerate » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 9:58 PM UTC

Anyone in Knoxville? :)

I knew California would be pretty high up there because of SV but I didn't realize so many people on here live there. For people who are in CA, do you live there because that's where most of the tech start-ups are or because it's a nice place (or both)?

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by nathanwdavis » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:00 PM UTC

It would be interesting to see the results of this weighted by state population.

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by redm » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:00 PM UTC

Felix21 wrote: post #15

soo 1. California 2. New York and 3. Texas hardly surprising

Major population centers are always going to get the most votes. I suspect in most cases people already live where they want to or at least are content/familiar with where they are. That generates a vote for home..

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by loganfrederick » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:00 PM UTC

First 22 years in Ohio, last six months in Chicago, Illinois.

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by stoic » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:02 PM UTC

saraid216 wrote: post #6

guiomie wrote: post #2

You should add Canada

Canada is the United States' hat, not a state. http://satwcomic.com/matter-of-perspective

It's only a model

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by bonyt » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:02 PM UTC

Sometimes I feel like these polls just produce a population heatmap, like in https://xkcd.com/1138/

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by zellyn » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:03 PM UTC

Xcelerate wrote: post #21

Anyone in Knoxville? :) I knew California would be pretty high up there because of SV but I didn't realize so many people on here live there. For people who are in CA, do you live there because that's where most of the tech start-ups are or because it's a nice place (or both)?

Came out to San Francisco for an interview, and my wife and I both loved it. A year later, I got another interview out here, landed the job, and we decided to move. We tell people it was 50/50: half for the job, half for the adventure.

We miss our friends in Atlanta, but San Francisco and the surrounding area are stunningly beautiful.

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by macey » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:03 PM UTC

Xcelerate wrote: post #21

Anyone in Knoxville? :) I knew California would be pretty high up there because of SV but I didn't realize so many people on here live there. For people who are in CA, do you live there because that's where most of the tech start-ups are or because it's a nice place (or both)?

This should probably always skew towards CA because of SV, but don't forget that the population of CA is the highest in the US by ~30% to begin with. I imagine there are a ton of people living here who were also born and raised here (myself included)

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by greghinch » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:04 PM UTC

Xcelerate wrote: post #21

Anyone in Knoxville? :) I knew California would be pretty high up there because of SV but I didn't realize so many people on here live there. For people who are in CA, do you live there because that's where most of the tech start-ups are or because it's a nice place (or both)?

I was born here. So were my parents. I've been all over the world, I don't think I'd rather live anywhere else. Life is just great here

Re: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live In?

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Post by mikec3k » Thu, Feb 14, 2013, 10:05 PM UTC

Xcelerate wrote: post #21

Anyone in Knoxville? :) I knew California would be pretty high up there because of SV but I didn't realize so many people on here live there. For people who are in CA, do you live there because that's where most of the tech start-ups are or because it's a nice place (or both)?

I moved here because I'm in love with San Francisco (and really hated Florida, where I lived before), plus I work in the tech industry. I'd still want to live here even if I wasn't involved in tech.