People went to California because of the gold rush. They quite literally went there in hopes of getting rich. Then they went there for Hollywood, which was again chasing fortune and fame. Then for tech, which was the gold rush of modern times. California became the symbol for the American dream, which has become harder and harder to achieve in California due to the cost of living ballooning out of control.
Without the gold rush bringing the initial people there, it’s unlikely Southern California would be much today, as it’s not really setup to support a large population, due to a lack of fresh water. What it has now is a result of humans forcing it there, which has not been great for the areas it was taken from. And California has to deal with water rationing and things of that nature as a result.
There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, most of them are nothing more than tourist destinations, because there aren’t any jobs there, outside of tourism.
I’ve been to Cali a few times. Traffic, housing, and natural disasters aren’t things I want to deal with regularly. I’ll visit, but that’s about it. Of the places I’ve been, it’s not at the top of my list of places to go back to.
People moved to Cali cuz Cali is awesome and beautiful. Iowa/ Nebraska not so much.
People went to California because of the gold rush. They quite literally went there in hopes of getting rich. Then they went there for Hollywood, which was again chasing fortune and fame. Then for tech, which was the gold rush of modern times. California became the symbol for the American dream, which has become harder and harder to achieve in California due to the cost of living ballooning out of control.
Without the gold rush bringing the initial people there, it’s unlikely Southern California would be much today, as it’s not really setup to support a large population, due to a lack of fresh water. What it has now is a result of humans forcing it there, which has not been great for the areas it was taken from. And California has to deal with water rationing and things of that nature as a result.
There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, most of them are nothing more than tourist destinations, because there aren’t any jobs there, outside of tourism.
But my point is that Ohio is not one of those places…nor is Iowa. They both suck to look at much less the economy.
It sounds like you’ve never been to Cali.
So easy to fall in love with it.
You think if it looked like Nebraska anyone would have stayed after the gold rush??? Lol
I’ve been to Cali a few times. Traffic, housing, and natural disasters aren’t things I want to deal with regularly. I’ll visit, but that’s about it. Of the places I’ve been, it’s not at the top of my list of places to go back to.