No. The generally shitty state of the state did. I was tired of lock downs when others were free. I was tired of paying ~10% more in taxes than else where (an

No. The generally shitty state of the state did. I was tired of lock downs when others were free. I was tired of paying ~10% more in taxes than else where (and they still have their claws in me thanks to equity) I was tired of being treated as an extremist when on the national scale I'm a moderate (and classically liberal relative to the national scale). I was tired of living in a place where even as a 97th percentile income earner I'd never find a 3 bedroom home ownership (I want kids) affordable without also having a 97th percentile earning spouse. And also tired of moving because my landlord wanted to play a game of "Your rent is going up 10%", "Oh you gave notice, just kidding only 5%"... when I could live blocks away for 5% less. It's exhausting to have to fight that fight ever 12 or so months, and just feel straight up used by people who are playing games hoping the grief of moving is enough they can extract more out of someone who is basically the perfect tenant. And don't give me "Rent control" BS, essentially every rent controlled unit I saw was falling apart, old (thin walls, no amenities etc), and generally terrible places to live. I was tired of being constantly treated unfairly or as less than due to my race, gender, and religious views. I was tired of Newsom and other elites hypocrisy, and the people who refused to call him out on it. I was also a bit tired of the hype culture, where the lowest mental state you could be is "Excited, and so happy", everyone is a "CEO/Founder", and if you're not going to Tahoe, then are you even alive? I want to live somewhere that I can be honest about how life is going and not be ostracized.