• mlfh@lm.mlfh.org
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    6 hours ago

    I’ve been to every state and found something beautiful to love about each one, but California is the best of them by such a wide margin it isn’t even a competition.

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    10 hours ago

    As someone who has never lived outside of Illinois except for a very brief time- I would guess it doesn’t matter as much what state you live in so long as you live in or close to a major metro area, like Chicago for me, where you can benefit from democrat policy and experience different cultures.

    Basically look at a population density map, or of counties that voted dem (who ran again?) over Trump, and you will find better neighborhoods, better schools, better infrastructure, and higher cost of living of course because nice things aren’t free. These are the places in the USA you’d want to live.

    I would rather live in one of Texas’ big cities than a small town in any state. Rural or small town areas are depressing and the people who have lived their whole lives in it have no idea.

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    6 hours ago

    Best state is the Interstate 75, northbound, because it means you’re leaving the states behind.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    My favorite so far has been New Hampshire - lots of space, beautiful forests, cool summers, low taxes, and the general libertarian attitude. I don’t really have a least favorite. Even the ones that I felt weren’t right for me had their appeal. California was the one I had the strongest negative reaction to. The extent of homelessness in the Bay Area was shocking, but on the other hand the climate was absolutely heavenly. (The two facts are not unrelated.)