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I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
Given Elon's previous commentary, I think he might disagree with this evaluation.
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
That's it, that explains everything.
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
What would be the top ten examples of "frequently invasive" conservative policies in Texas? Just wondering what your perspective might be on this.
This will both alleviate pressure on the Bay Area as well as accelerating the political shift to the left in Texas. It's a win all around.
I actually think that living in the Bay Area as a tech employee is increasingly unjustifiable from an ethical point-of-view. It was once the case where that was necessary for many career paths but that's increasingly not the case and the pandemic has hastened that shift.
Why unethical? Because tech workers are contributing to the displacement of the people those places need to survive.
Example: I read an article about one of the Google bus drivers and what his schedule was. It was basically get up at 4am, drive for 2 hours to work, drive a bus for 5 hours, sit around unpaid for a few hours, drive for another 5 hours then drive 2 hours home. Why? Because he couldn't possibly afford to live anywhere closer.
You can argue that NIMBYism is rampant in the Bay Area and this restricts development of housing units and you'd be right. Yet the reality is you're still contributing to that displacement even though you're not responsible for those policies.
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
> 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. Given Elon's previous commentary, I think he might disagree with this evaluation.
I think it’s an important distinction that we need to address - social conservatism, what that means, fiscal conservatism, or outright low taxes, etc.
I know this is charged but it's genuine question due to my ignorance - why are companies having or moving HQs to Texas? It feels that : 1. It's way out of temperate climate that one would live in when given full choice and all things equal (understanding they never are of course - I live in great white North :) 2. Politics are highly conservative and frequently invasive. now clearly half of Americans like it that way…
Taxes are much better and a low cost of living.
Only for the upper-middle class and rich.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-19/wait-c...