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But then you'd have to live in the midwest. There's a reason the costal cities are popular -- culture, weather, people with similar political views, exposure t
by jedberg 3y ago
But then you'd have to live in the midwest. There's a reason the costal cities are popular -- culture, weather, people with similar political views, exposure to other races and cultures.
Especially if you didn't grow up there, the weather is killer.
And there is still plenty of space in the popular places, if people were allowed to build there.
But the people who are already there do everything in their power to prevent it.
- rufus_foreman 3y agoFor many people living in coastal cities, moving to the areas of the midwest where housing is affordable will definitely involve exposure to other cultures. There is also an abundant supply of weather.
- jedberg 3y ago> There is also an abundant supply of weather. That's the problem though. Unless you grew up with it, most people do not like the extreme weather in the midwest. Both too hot and too cold.
- ghaff 3y agoIn the case of California climate specifically though, you have to ask yourself how much you're willing and able to pay to live in the only Mediterranean climate in the US versus e.g. somewhere that gets snow in the winter. (Lots of California can get pretty hot too.)
- kuchenbecker 3y agoPeople value things differently, including the things you mentioned, and cost is a large driver of that. The only thing cities dislike more than an increasing population is a decreasing one. Given homeostasis is essentially traffic, suburban sprawl, etc we should let areas organically grow and shrink as people make choices. And areas that are appealing now will become unappealing either by cost or changing economies.