I have been in LA since 1996. Like New York, this area is much more appealing if you’re above a certain income level. It has a shitload of very obvious flaws but also has a ton going for it. With that said we visited family in Durham, NC, over Thanksgiving and it was super appealing (both Durham itself and the general idea of living in a small city). My 16 year old was like “Why do we live in LA again?” Once my kids are out of the house I’ll definitely look into leaving, especially if remote work is still happening.
You can’t mention California in Texas without someone telling you it’s been ruined, it ain’t what it used to be etc. It’s basically an automated response.
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Technically they’re right because this is true of all of America.
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can’t wait to hear how texas has been ruined by wind power next winter and for the next 20 years
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(If you have money)
NY TImes recently had one of those “what is the perfect city for you” quizzes a few weeks back. I hate these things but always take them anyway. I got Boston>NYC>Yonkers which is remarkably accurate and made me chuckle
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The WFH revolution has taken away one of the worst bugaboos about living in LA for a lot of people, including me.
On the plus side - 65 and sunny goes a long way to stave off post-holiday blues. I’ve gotten really used to spending time outdoors almost every day. I could live in KC in spring and fall, but I think summer and winter would depress me.
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I know KC can get pretty hot in the summer, but is there much humidity?
Yes it’s generally miserable outdoors from mid-June through August.
I got SF and then Boston, then a ton of bay area and Mass locales. I live in Boston, SF too far away from family, but I would move there theoretically (or Seattle) if I was on the west coast.
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I own amazing devices that allow me to be comfortable in a wide range of weather and temperature conditions called clothing.
Having the exact same weather every single day isn’t appealing to me.
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Clothing doesn’t do much when it’s 95 with 80% humidity. And it’s not much fun at 10 degrees with 30mph winds either.
I do miss the change of seasons big time, and the first snow. But I don’t miss February or July in KC even the tiniest bit.
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Yeah comfort and indifference are not the same.
The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest richer but led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam.
Lower incomes for the world’s poorest contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day, its report claims.
But the world’s 10 richest men have more than doubled their collective fortunes since March 2020, Oxfam said.