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“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse anima
by chrismckleroy 6y ago
“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse animal and again ecosystems before the arrival of whites. It’s really hard to beat the weather in Silicon Valley. It’s almost non seasonal, anything grows. The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross pollination of ideas happens non stop. As a “tech person” who lived in 10 years, and just moved away in March, well, it’s nice to move away, but damn, miss the weather.
- moneywoes 6y agoWhere did you move too of curiosity
- andreilys 6y agoSan Diego and Los Angeles offer much better weather.
- ulfw 6y agoEspecially on the coast. 100% agree. I've had months and months of continuous rain in the Bay, something I never witnessed when living down South. It's cheaper too. Much much much MUCH more diverse. And food's better as is the landscape.
- jjeaff 6y agoYa, anytime I'm in the bay area, it seems to frequently be very cold and rainy. It really doesn't get that cold in socal.
- Ar-Curunir 6y ago... have you been to the Bay Area in the last 8 years? I wish we had even a week of continuous rain.
- ulfw 6y agoOnly to visit. So, no. I moved away years ago. Couldn't stand the place. Nothing but work work work. And living in between nothing but office parks loses it's allure after a few years. But I've had my fair share of multi-month El Ninos.
- hollerith 6y agoSure, but So Cal has higher levels of air pollution, and never enduring cold weather is probably not good for your health in the long term.
- ulfw 6y agoPeople used to travel. In the old days. Before Covid. Never did I say one should move to LA and never ever leave town. One can go skiing (nearby even!) or enjoy any kind of weather elsewhere.
- biesnecker 6y agoHard agree. I've told many people that the only thing that's not overrated about the Bay Area is the weather.
- residentfoam 6y agoThe weather is also overrated. SF weather in particular is boring and sucks!
- pontus 6y agoPerhaps you're talking about the east or south bay, but SF proper has awful weather. Moved there from NYC expecting the climate you describe only to find rugged and overcast weather year around. Moved to Los Angeles after a year and can say with 100% conviction that the weather here is categorically better.
- ghaff 6y agoI don't mind the SF weather for the most part. (I've never lived there but have spent a lot of time.) But it can definitely have "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" thing go on.
- renewiltord 6y agoYeah SF itself has rubbish weather. SoCal is most definitely where the good weather is.
- briga 6y agoI think California has created this myth that constant sunshine = perfect weather. I personally like things like summer thunderstorms, snowy winters, mild cloudy days, and rain. It's definitely not bad weather, but the lack of variety and endless dry smoggy summer months can get pretty old.
- fumar 6y agoThe myth is from people that moved to California from other states. I moved from the the midwest to Southern California. I can't see myself going back to harsh winters and extreme summers. My overall well being has increased and the sunny days helpf with consistent mood levels. This is coming from someone who loved the four seasons and claimed they were required. I realized that humans populate most climates in the world and there isn't one size fits all.
- jjeaff 6y agoSame here. I like the "idea" of four seasons. But after living in socal, I discovered I really only need a few days a year of the cold wintery weather. And then I'm over it. I get that from travel. Not to mention how summers are so much hotter in the Midwest and south. Mid 70s and sunny is hard to beat. It's like an eternal spring.
- gimmeThaBeet 6y agoYeah, definitely agree there, my enjoyment of winter lasts all of about a few weeks. There's no perfect climate, and if you do winter sports or something more power to you, but after the beautiful snow, when you have to deal with slush and road salt, I could do with skipping from like, Jan 1 to Apr 1.
- beamatronic 6y agoThere is a place where you can have seasons, yet they are mild. And there is a reasonable cost of living, if you so choose. And it has public transportation, which is not ideal but better that many other US cities. And it has a huge number of software jobs, an educated populace, and culture. Washington, DC
- solumos 6y ago"Better"'s subjective - some people prefer extreme seasons (Midwest), 4 distinct seasons (East coast), 50s year-round (Northwest/SF), or sunny/70s most of the year (Miami? LA? Texas? Not a lot of experience personally).
- cam0 6y agoMiami/LA/Texas more like 90's most of the year
- wavefunction 6y agoAt least in Austin and North of there, you start seeing 90s in April but average temperature of 90F+ is Jun-September. https://weatherspark.com/y/8004/Average-Weather-in-Austin-Texas-United-States-Year-Round https://weatherspark.com/y/8004/Average-Weather-in-Austin-Te... I can't speak for South Texas as I am unfamiliar with the climate beyond some occasional visits.
- solumos 6y agoSheesh, I would melt - I'm a "4 reasonable seasons" person myself.
- ivalm 6y agoUnless you are very inland LA is not 90s most of the year. Heck, it’s not even 80s most of the year. It’s 70s.
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- auganov 6y agoNot sure about Texas[0], but LA is definitely way less humid than South Florida. Don't know too many people who actively like humidity at high temps. Some may not mind it. But those who hate it, like myself, just can't stand it. I generally hate most warm climates because they tend to be humid. LA was very nice. The nicest climate I've experienced so far. Haven't been to Northern California though (I imagine it's roughly the same but cooler, so may like it more). [0] seems like the problem there is it gets much cooler at night, more intraday variation.
- rs999gti 6y ago> before the arrival of whites. Jesus, bro, why'd you throw this in?
- Yetanfou 6y agoBecause it is the modern-day sacrifice, the equivalent of the medieval indulgence or monopoly's get-out-of-jail card.
- tharne 6y agoRight on. The parallels between modern woke culture and medieval religion are too numerous to list. But both seem to involve living in a constant state of apology and self-hatred.
- eznzt 6y agoImagine if someone openly blamed something on blacks. Just imagine.
- jjeaff 6y agoYa, imagine if someone like, accused the American voting system of being totally corrupt, without evidence and then specifically called out 3-4 of the largest majority Black population cities as being the root of corruption. And specifically called out all the poll workers (most of which are Black) in those cities as being corrupt cheaters. Just imagine the uproar. No one in their right mind would stand behind someone like that, right?
- newfriend 6y agoBeing black doesn't make you immune to criticism and scrutiny.
- jjeaff 6y agoOf course not. But America's sad history of accusing Black people of crimes or actions they didn't commit means we must be extra careful when making accusations. In this particular case, the surrounding white suburbs actually voted in larger percentages for Biden vs last time. The primarily Black urban areas voted similarly as they did last election and the one before. But those white suburbs are not being accused of cheating.
- rs999gti 6y ago> The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross pollination of ideas happens non stop. This is sort of the argument that management gives to having people in the office. People need to be at a physical location together for cross-pollination and idea growth.
- UncleOxidant 6y agoYeah, that one didn't make sense to me either. Lived in Oregon for the last... oh, wow, times flies... 30 years and I'd never consider moving back to the Bay Area. Except, if suddenly there were about 1/2 the people there and housing prices somehow went to reasonable levels. The weather is generally so pleasant there. > anything grows I'm a gardener. Wherever I go I grow a garden. When I lived in the South Bay the soil in our backyard was AMAZING. Never seen soil like that anywhere else. You didn't have to do much of anything to grow stuff. It was easy to dig. It was like it was loam all the way down. So yes, the climate plays a big part of that 'anything grows', but so does the soil there which is exceptional.
- jkaplowitz 6y ago> It’s almost non seasonal You've just described why I don't like Silicon Valley weather, though indeed the easy and plentiful agriculture is a nice aspect aside from the scarcity of water which often ends up prioritizing farmers of things like almonds over actual residents. Where I live now, I get to enjoy all four seasons and don't have to consider water as a locally scarce resource.
- Cactus2018 6y agoMap of Köppen climate classification, "hot dry-summer" climates and "cool dry-summer" climates referred to as "Mediterranean" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate
- irrational 6y agoIsn't this very subjective? One person's "hard to beat weather" is another person's hell on earth. I personally hate heat and sun so I want to live somewhere where it is cool and cloudy the majority of the year. That is my idea of hard to beat weather. For other people that probably sounds terrible.
- rhacker 6y agoA lot of people mistakenly drive North and don't realize how dreadful Oregon and Washington are. It's 10 times worse than anyone thinks on your actual mood. Reading a number of sunny days per year on city data doesn't do it justice. I recommend people move either to Arizona or tornado alley (if you're not worried about them).
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