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Can they get similar talent with draconian social policies like abortion bans? If I suggested moving to Texas my wife would (rightfully) tell me to go fuck myse

Can they get similar talent with draconian social policies like abortion bans? If I suggested moving to Texas my wife would (rightfully) tell me to go fuck myself. There's been a lot of talk about Texas "turning blue" over the past few years and I wonder if these companies either moving their operations or building new plants there could be the tipping point.

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
I imaging taking on a TX job would feel a lot like collaborating with an invader. I mean, I get that some folks are into that but still.
rllearneratwork 5y ago
"Can they get similar talent with draconian social policies like abortion bans? If I suggested moving to Texas my wife would (rightfully) tell me to go fuck myself." - I am very much against TX's policy on this. However, how many people are affected by this policy Vs how many kids will be denied Algebra in CA now? It is never 100% all good or bad policies in any place. It is always a mix. Rational people chose what's best for them and their loved ones overall.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
  > I am very much against TX's policy on this. However, how many people are affected by this policy Vs how many kids will be denied Algebra in CA now? I'm not sure these two things are meaningfully related. > It is never 100% all good or bad policies in any place. This argument works for about any systemic harm one can think of.
- micromacrofoot 5y ago
  You're really comparing an abortion ban to delayed algebra? Also, that was just a single example. If you want to stick to education, Texas lawmakers have also been trying to push a book ban for public schools just this past month. There's also a bill targeting the concept of critical race theory that would ban curriculum where “an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual’s race or sex.” This is significantly different from pros/cons like high taxes... there's a fairly strong current of anti-intellectualism across Texan politics.
  - mrep 5y ago
    You're really comparing a state level abortion ban to delayed algebra? Abortion at the state level is not something I would even consider in my list of priorities when choosing where to live when you can just drive to another state for a once in a lifetime event if you ever actually needed one. Public school systems are a whole other level though as your kids will deal with that daily.
    - micromacrofoot 5y ago
      even if it doesn’t impact you directly it highlights a general disregard for bodily autonomy
      - mrep 5y ago
        I'm 100% pro bodily autonomy but what other issues are similar that Texas has and that would be an issue?
finiteseries 5y ago
Ask your European colleagues how their decision to move somewhere with draconian social policies went.
extheat 5y ago
There's no way the abortion ban will survive in its current form once it gets to SCOTUS. Even the Texas state legislature knows that. So it's just a matter of time before it gets watered down.
- mkoubaa 5y ago
  No there is clearly a way if it wasn't about constitutionality in the first place

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago

I imaging taking on a TX job would feel a lot like collaborating with an invader. I mean, I get that some folks are into that but still.

rllearneratwork 5y ago

"Can they get similar talent with draconian social policies like abortion bans? If I suggested moving to Texas my wife would (rightfully) tell me to go fuck myself." - I am very much against TX's policy on this. However, how many people are affected by this policy Vs how many kids will be denied Algebra in CA now? It is never 100% all good or bad policies in any place. It is always a mix. Rational people chose what's best for them and their loved ones overall.

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
> I am very much against TX's policy on this. However, how many people are affected by this policy Vs how many kids will be denied Algebra in CA now? I'm not sure these two things are meaningfully related. > It is never 100% all good or bad policies in any place. This argument works for about any systemic harm one can think of.
micromacrofoot 5y ago
You're really comparing an abortion ban to delayed algebra? Also, that was just a single example. If you want to stick to education, Texas lawmakers have also been trying to push a book ban for public schools just this past month. There's also a bill targeting the concept of critical race theory that would ban curriculum where “an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual’s race or sex.” This is significantly different from pros/cons like high taxes... there's a fairly strong current of anti-intellectualism across Texan politics.
- mrep 5y ago
  You're really comparing a state level abortion ban to delayed algebra? Abortion at the state level is not something I would even consider in my list of priorities when choosing where to live when you can just drive to another state for a once in a lifetime event if you ever actually needed one. Public school systems are a whole other level though as your kids will deal with that daily.
  - micromacrofoot 5y ago
    even if it doesn’t impact you directly it highlights a general disregard for bodily autonomy
    - mrep 5y ago
      I'm 100% pro bodily autonomy but what other issues are similar that Texas has and that would be an issue?

finiteseries 5y ago

Ask your European colleagues how their decision to move somewhere with draconian social policies went.

extheat 5y ago

There's no way the abortion ban will survive in its current form once it gets to SCOTUS. Even the Texas state legislature knows that. So it's just a matter of time before it gets watered down.

mkoubaa 5y ago
No there is clearly a way if it wasn't about constitutionality in the first place