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I'd rather have my kids grow up in a place where they learn that anything is possible than a place where I can "get more house".

zinssmeister 14y ago
what makes you think places outside of California are teaching kids the opposite?
- toyg 14y ago
  His point was that in the Bible Belt there are probably other (religious) priorities when it comes to curriculum.
- mkr-hn 14y ago
  Some on HN have the idea that southern/semi-southern states are theocratic wastelands.
  - richcollins 14y ago
    I know that they are first hand. I grew up there.
    - mkr-hn 14y ago
      I could counter with my own anecdata, but it wouldn't be useful. It sounds like you had a bad experience in one state and extrapolated it to the entire region.
      - richcollins 14y ago
        I spent 25 of my first 30 years in Tampa, Florida and 5 in Atlanta at Georgia Tech. There are things that I love about Tampa but I wouldn't in any way call it inspiring. I wouldn't call anyplace in the south inspiring compared to the SF Bay Area.
        mkr-hn 14y ago
        So your perspective is one university in Georgia and one city in Florida. Come out to Athens if you ever end up in Georgia again and you'll see inspiration. You might have heard of a few bands that started there. Or check out a PINES library (http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php), which is part of a very inspiring statewide project that spawned an open source library system (http://www.evergreen-ils.org/ http://www.evergreen-ils.org/) used all over the world.
        richcollins 14y ago
        I'm not saying that you can't find inspiration there. I'm saying it isn't pervasive. It isn't woven into the culture. You can't avoid it here, it's palpable. As soon as you get down it lifts you back up.
        mkr-hn 14y ago
        But you did say that. You're saying something very different now. This is good.
- richcollins 14y ago
  You generally learn what is possible by what happens around you. When I lived in Florida what was around me was strip clubs, cash for gold and personal injury ads. Now I the things that I see around me change the entire world for the better. When I travel thousands of miles away I see people using things made by people that I personally know. This is powerful and I'm glad that my kids are growing up someplace where the expectation is to change the world, not become a stripper.
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zinssmeister 14y ago

what makes you think places outside of California are teaching kids the opposite?

toyg 14y ago
His point was that in the Bible Belt there are probably other (religious) priorities when it comes to curriculum.
mkr-hn 14y ago
Some on HN have the idea that southern/semi-southern states are theocratic wastelands.
- richcollins 14y ago
  I know that they are first hand. I grew up there.
  - mkr-hn 14y ago
    I could counter with my own anecdata, but it wouldn't be useful. It sounds like you had a bad experience in one state and extrapolated it to the entire region.
    - richcollins 14y ago
      I spent 25 of my first 30 years in Tampa, Florida and 5 in Atlanta at Georgia Tech. There are things that I love about Tampa but I wouldn't in any way call it inspiring. I wouldn't call anyplace in the south inspiring compared to the SF Bay Area.
      - mkr-hn 14y ago
        So your perspective is one university in Georgia and one city in Florida. Come out to Athens if you ever end up in Georgia again and you'll see inspiration. You might have heard of a few bands that started there. Or check out a PINES library (http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php), which is part of a very inspiring statewide project that spawned an open source library system (http://www.evergreen-ils.org/ http://www.evergreen-ils.org/) used all over the world.
        richcollins 14y ago
        I'm not saying that you can't find inspiration there. I'm saying it isn't pervasive. It isn't woven into the culture. You can't avoid it here, it's palpable. As soon as you get down it lifts you back up.
        mkr-hn 14y ago
        But you did say that. You're saying something very different now. This is good.
richcollins 14y ago
You generally learn what is possible by what happens around you. When I lived in Florida what was around me was strip clubs, cash for gold and personal injury ads. Now I the things that I see around me change the entire world for the better. When I travel thousands of miles away I see people using things made by people that I personally know. This is powerful and I'm glad that my kids are growing up someplace where the expectation is to change the world, not become a stripper.
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