@skinnylatte I had an interesting conversation with a thoughtful UK (originally Australian) friend a while back who offered the „I couldn’t live in America“ line and discussing it, realized that if you come from a country with more centralized government, it’s hard to appreciate how much quality of life depends on the state you live in. CA is way ahead of other countries I’ve lived in on many things I care about (Environment, human rights, acceptance of minorities, tech adoption) even if I wouldn’t want to live in the median US state. we are of course, going through one of those periods where federal policy ironically, for a „StATeS RIghTs!“ government starts to act like a wrecking ball.