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[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can’t think of a single reason to live in Texas.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

work; the american federal gov't is funneling tons of money into texas and every day i get at least one email from a recruiter to move back to texas for a job and it's at a considerably higher frequency than california.

[–] zealouscurmedgeon@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got a disgustingly high offer for West Texas but I'd kms if I had to live there.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

DON'T DO IT!!!

i took the bait and moved away from san francisco back in 2019 because austin was literally offering double my highest salary and it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life i've ever made.

there's really good reasons why they have to bribe people to move there w money.

if you find that you must move, chose houston or dallas; houston is better, but not by much.

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’d rather be unemployed than live in Texas.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

i suspect that many of us will be