Goodbye to San Diego

[zk]

[quote=sdrealtor]To the contrary I think RE is as interesting as its ever been. The run up has been huge and no one knows what is coming next[/quote]

I didn’t mean real estate is less interesting now. I meant this forum is less interesting now.

I do read some of the real estate stuff; I like to keep up to date in case an opportunity that I can’t resist presents itself. And it is certainly an interesting time in real estate. But, overall, this forum is still less interesting than it used to be. The non-real-estate conversations on a variety of subjects with intelligent, interesting people were lively and stimulating, and as those have waned, so has the fun of this forum.

I mainly show up to see what scaredy is saying. He’s a very rare talent, and we’re lucky he posts his wildly original, frequently fascinating, usually funny, sometimes thought-provoking thoughts on this forum.

[sdrealtor]

You should spend some time on the wine blogs. There are tons of interesting, quirky, highly intelligent people and like him many are lawyers

[scaredyclassic]

Right now I’m suddenly deeply interested in men’s issues. Was up late reading no more Mr nice guy, by Dr. Glover. I may have to make big changes in my life, including not seeking approval in chat groups.

[barnaby33]

Having just driven through St George a couple of days ago, the amount of building there is just nuts. Also reading the billboards while driving through dropped my IQ by a solid 10-15 points. I suppose beauty has it’s price!
Josh

[sdrealtor]

That doesnt leave you many left;)

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf]
Of course much of this change is due to simply getting old. As Winston Churchill said, paraphrasing, “To be young and not liberal is to have no heart. To be old and not conservative is to have no head.”[/quote]

When I was in my 30s and 40s, I used to say that quote a lot.

I haven’t said it for about 10 years.

The reason is that, as I began approaching “old” I did not turn very conservative and I started to think about why that is, in relation to that quote. I’ve come to this conclusion: it is describing (young & liberal then old & conservative) a self-centered person.

Young folks are typically poorer and often need to leverage public benefits like student loans or grants, assistance with health care, child care or even food. As one ages and acquires wealth, those public benefits no longer benefit them and they view them as expenses. They vote to minimize the public benefits that they themselves once used. Think school bonds to support their local school district.

Self-centered.

[zk]

To be conservative (today’s typical American conservative, anyway) at any age is to have no heart. And no head, for that matter, given that most of them believe that trump won the election.

[scaredyclassic]

To be young and conservative is to be brainless.
To be old and liberal is to be brave.

I’m veering toward old and conservative. Should we be investing for the future? Isn’t that kinda far off?

Proposition a: it is dumb to vote against your own interests

Proposition b: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for yr country.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=zk]To be conservative (today’s typical American conservative, anyway) at any age is to have no heart. And no head, for that matter, given that most of them believe that trump won the election.[/quote]

Too many Americans have internalized Oprah’s version of THE SECRET by Byrne.

Visualize and receive.

This is a sign of the end of democracy.

[svelte]

[quote=scaredyclassic]To be young and conservative is to be brainless.
To be old and liberal is to be brave.
[/quote]

Love it!

[scaredyclassic]

if young people lack the foresight and planning to have been born in the more distant past, I don’t see why older people should have any requirement to take care of these irresponsible latecomers.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf]
The population is exploding as new residents come in from everywhere, especially CA. Because St. George schools are largely open, teachers tell of CA parents desperate to get their kids into in-person learning, so some are living in St. George motels in order to do so.
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This just in.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2021-07-07/is-california-losing-its-luster-uc-san-diego-survey-says-no

“The exodus of Californians forecast in recent news headlines isn’t likely to happen soon, UC San Diego researchers reported in a survey released Wednesday.”

“Another facet of the study, conducted by Stanford and Cornell Universities, analyzed two decades of Franchise Tax Board Data and found no evidence that millionaires are fleeing the state, despite increased taxes on high-wage earners.

A separate analysis from Cornell University gave a different spin to the parable of the Golden State. It showed that California’s share of U.S. venture capital dollars rose from one-third of the national total in 1995 to nearly half by 2021, far eclipsing other large states, including New York, Florida and Texas.”

[sdrealtor]

I pretty much said the same on page one of the thread. I’ve heard these claims for decades. What’s amazing is that the data driven econ prof falls back on anecdotes to bash the state that created his wealth because of his political views after saying from the outset he’s moving to be around family. Such nonsense

[Hobie]

We are losing a house seat based on census data showing less people.
https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-government-and-politics-california-dd4a4f3ce3070231b0aecdc1cac3e97b

[Coronita]

[quote=Hobie]We are losing a house seat based on census data showing less people.
https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-government-and-politics-california-dd4a4f3ce3070231b0aecdc1cac3e97b%5B/quote%5D

Well since everyone likes to claim “fake data” I’l throw this out. Didn’t the previous admin intentionally try to undercount the people in this state by excluding undocumented people?

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