I’m aware that, at the moment, Florida is deemed unsafe for people to travel to, but what is generally the worst state to live in? Factors such as education, religious extremism, crime, cost of food, healthcare, and access to other resources are relevant. Will “Deep South” states remain one of the worst places to live in due to traditionalism, or are more progressive states bound to grow worse?
It’s always the southern states that rate lowest in damn near every category.
Depends. I’m dead serious when I ask this, but are you black, Latino, a woman, queer, Jewish or Muslim, trans or non-binary, liberal or any flavor of politics to the left of Right wing authoritarian fascist, or any combination of those groups? If so, then stay the hell out of any state south of Virginia and east of Illinois. They aren’t just bad. They are potentially deadly, increasingly as a matter or literal public policy. If you aren’t one of those groups, than you aren’t in physical existential danger. You’ll just be stuck in a nightmare hellhole of poverty and ignorance. But you’ll be safe. Mostly.
Honestly, I’ve been everywhere in the continental US. Been to every state, seen just about all there is to see driving over the road for fifteen years, and I can tell you that the southeast is damn near a third world country compared to everywhere else. The infrastructure is so bad it reminds me of when I stayed in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1993. And it’s only gotten worse. I have no desire to ever return now that I’m not required to for my job. Florida used to be the one shining exception, except now it’s embracing a return to 1930s Germany. Stay out of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas in particular.
There’s more people of color living in all those states you hate then in any other part of the country, so your first point makes no sense
You can dislike a place and have nothing against people living it.
Considering the mentioned locations are, boiled down, hell holes run mostly by angry white men, I’d risk the living conditions in those places is due to systemic racism and other outdated views on what a society should be.
People living in those those areas are victims and most probably poverty blocked to even consider to leave, regardless of melanin skin levels, although in the US being a shade over milk white is a detriment for having peaceful life.
Stating those places are a bad choice to live is not racism: is stating a fact.
Your first point still makes no sense, it’s a contradiction
Why can’t I state that some place is a hell hole where no one should be stuck but, nonetheless, state the people living there - or at least a good majority - are actually good people?
Considering the stain politics is for the majority of places nowadays, with the growing effort for extremists/conservatives/right wingers/religious zealots trying to roll back civilizational conquests attained in least 50 to 80 years, it’s not hard to infer that a very small group can and will make life terrible for those unaligned with their views.
So, where is the contradiction?
You assume that the majority of them live there by choice, and not because they lack the resources and opportunities to move. It’s kinda hard to pull up roots and move half way across the country when the economic and political realities of where you currently live force you to remain firmly entrenched in poverty with deliberately restricted access to any means to improve that situation.
By your logic, black people must love prison, too, because they represent a disproportionate percentage of the prison population. I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with disproportionate enforcement against them, right?
Why is that the metric you use, and not the policies they have? Just because plack people are too smart to live in the frigid north doesn’t mean the South is a great place to live
add arizona to that list
California
Currently… Hawaii. Donate and help if you can
What happened?
Fires
What’s become the most deadly wildfire in the United States in the past 100 years, and they still found all of the bodies. 93 people have been confirmed dead so far, but there’s at least 100 people missing. They’re searching with dogs through the rubble, so those numbers will probably change in the next 24 hours.
Have the Midwest states been mentioned? Bill Bryson describes them as interminably dull. Not sure how they’d stack up against the deep south, though.
Well, Bill Bryson might be right. But have you seen the rest of the world? Boring can be good. Be careful what you ask for.
I moved from Tennessee to Missouri. I like the weather in Missouri and legal weed. Other than that, they’re about the same. Missouri is way flatter. I’d like to go somewhere else but I’m poor. Thankfully I live in a relatively tame political area.
The Midwest states are essentially the top of the bell curve when it comes to quality of life stats. Maybe life isn’t as flashy as the coasts, but there isnt the absolutely ramoant poverty like you find in Appalachia or the deep South.
Nebraska is the exception, this state has some of the weirdest price of living to wage ratios. For example, in my town you cannot find a job that pays more than minimum wage without commuting to the other towns around you. But the rent is set at a point where you would need to work for $16 to $20 an hour to afford roof AND food. Wild stuff
That’s pretty much everywhere at this point. Minimum can’t attain the average cost of an apartment in any state in the country, since it hasn’t been rosen in over a decade. That was true before the pandemic and is doubly so now that rampant inflation has kicked in.
Dull vs Dangerous
There’s a lot of corn, but there’s also a lot of good universities, and lots of beer. Not many mountains, but tons of forest and water.
Might as well ask people what the best topping on pizza is, it’s entirely subjective
Also the majority of black people live in the South, wonder why you all hate the South so much because to me that just screams of systemic racism
@cbass@lemmy.world sure is a piece of shit it seems
Keep an eye on that one y’all
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I hate the south because of all the southerners, I’m just xenophobic not racist
It’s so rare when people openly admit to being shitty people.
Thanks.
Sorry you live in the worst region in the country, oh and that it’s because of the people 🤷
I’m sorry that you’re a dumbass.
It’s clearly outside your control (just like the location people were born is outside of theirs… Where I also don’t fucking live you presumptive judgemental goddamn asshole).
Oh wait… You’re courting the love of the /r/fatpeoplehate crowd… Pieces of shit definitely gravitate towards each other so it’s starting to make more sense
You literally are racist
That person is mainly just a piece of shit… We have no evidence at this point really to determine whether or not they’re racist.
Incorrect use of the word literally and racist. I told you I’m just xenophobic (against southerners and the south.)
56% of black people in America are living in the South, so when you people constantly crap on the South I’m more than certain, almost POSITIVE you’re talking about black counties and towns, you’re just trying to be sneaky about not saying the quite part out loud and avoiding it at all costs.
I’m also willing to bet you think places that are majority white are the best places to live too, as that’s usually the other part of the equation. I’ve been around long enough to know what white flight is
Whoever upvoted you is literally at least as stupid as you and it’s fucking sad.
Yes yes… Only just a simpleminded stupid dumbfuck… So much better
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As someone who has lived in
4(forgot Rhode Island) 5 different states, and two very different areas of California, the worst by my metrics was Hawaii.Yes, it has lovely weather, yes, it is a great place to visit… That does not make it a lovely place to live. Once you’ve done all the touristy things, you have to deal with the day to day. Prices are just higher for everything. It all has to come from somewhere, and it’s in the middle of the ocean.
I hear housing is extremely expensive as well. Plus the roaches are… plentiful
Roaches are one thing. The large centipedes are something else entirely.
I went to jr highschool in Hilo. Coming from Northern California it was a bit of a culture shock. The pigeon, the fact thay I was a haolie… Definitely not easy. I’ve spent time on a couple of the islands, including molakai and unless you want your life to be that island life, I wouldn’t recommend it.
I heard property tax is super cheap though
Alabama. Hands down.
My wife is born and raised in Texas. She thinks churches on every corner is normal. Now she is a travelling surgical tech and falling in love with upstate NY. It’s not my beloved Pacific Northwest, but I will gladly move anywhere away from these loco church people.
That’s a great anecdote, but your wife is in the minority. Statistically speaking, Texas enjoys high rates of inflows in terms of domestic migration while upstate NY suffers pretty big outflows.
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For peace of mind just avoid Stefanik’s district, some people call it Cantucky for a reason. 🥲.
It honestly depends on who you are. If you hate guns you don’t want to live in a pro gun state or vice versa. If you love pot then you will hate anti pot states and vice versa. If you hate corruption don’t go to new York. If you hate reduculous cost of living don’t live in new England area or the west coast popular states like Cali. If you want to boondocks and live a nomadic lifestyle the Midwest is much more forgiving to the lifestyle, east coast is much harder. So take an inventory of your personal political identity and what your dream state would look like condusive to your beliefs and lifestyle.
Listening to the Mothman episodes of Last Podcast on the Left made me pretty scared of West Virginia.
Idk why people are downvoting you, Aplalachia is one of the poorest regions in the United States, where there is little opportunity and a real lack of quality education. On top of that, drugs have ravaged the area, and the people are clinging desperately to a coal industry that is vanishing at a steady rate. Instead of looking for an alternative industry to boost their economy, the people there have doubled down, making some of the villages there literal ghost towns.
Its a shame too, because they have a beautiful country and a growing tourism industry that wants to take advantage of that. They need to lean real hard into the hospitality side so they can jumpstart their economy.
Florida is not actually dangerous lol that was just a publicity stunt.
Louisiana and Mississippi, no doubt. Florida is just shit, it has no redeeming qualities and everything is expensive, so that’s pretty bad too
Florida is expensive?? Damn. Make sure, next time you come on up to the Great White North, bring a couple extra bucks with you.
It’s not nearly as bad as Miami or most of the rest of Florida lol
Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas are usually at the bottom of the rankings when it comes to the metrics you mentioned, especially education. Other southern states aren’t much better.
Seeing as how modern conservatism has become nothing more than a culture war against the things that improve the general well-being of a population, yes it will continue to be that way.
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