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It is interesting to look at the map of California and wonder at that huge gap between Carmel and Santa Barbara. No development, no population, its even hard fo
by mikhailfranco 10y ago
It is interesting to look at the map of California and wonder at that huge gap between Carmel and Santa Barbara. No development, no population, its even hard for tourists to find a place to stay, or even a campsite.
The tech industry pays all the state's bills, mostly captured by tenured public sector workers, in true socialist fashion. If there's a tech crash, and a few years pass without IPOs, the state will collapse into bankruptcy, and the impoverished residents will start to eye that empty coastline as their most valuable asset. When the tree-hugging hippies die off, 350km of the world's most valuable real estate will come onto the market.
- hx87 10y ago> that huge gap between Carmel and Santa Barbara There's a reason that part of the state is sparsely developed. There's nothing but the mountains and the sea, and constant rockslides make building any transportation infrastructure hellishly expensive. Unlike Norway, there are no fjords to provide easy sea access, and there is no oil. It's a beautiful place to visit, but good luck building anything denser than small towns there.
- selimthegrim 10y agoWhat exactly do you think climate change is going to do to Highway 1? Caltrans is already mulling writing it off after a certain amount of sea level rise...
- guyzero 10y agoThere's no water.