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Why do people dislike California? (lemmy.ml)

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I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me "why are you moving there, its so bad?". Now that I'm here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says "the policies are dumb" but can't give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

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[-] Nemo@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago

It's more that a lot of people move out from California and trash-talk it to anyone who will listen. This happens with everywhere, but because CA is so populous it has more people doing this than other places.

Though, IMO, the weather sounds terrible to me.

[-] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The weather is one of the largest reasons people migrate to california.

Even if your homeless, its of the few states where you could be outside year round and not die due to the more extreme points of weather that you would experience in mamy other states

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I prefer more variety in my weather. I need the highs and the lows, the sun and the snows, the days when wind blows, y'know?

[-] PaupersSerenade@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I joke that California does have four seasons - they're just Summer, Wildfire, and Mudslide. Possible Earthquake to shake things up.

But to be fair, it is a long state. SoCal gets most of the attention, but NorCal gets some great seasons as you get closer to the PNW

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