@kevin-eleven removed their quoted postYou are quite patronizing and disrespectful to the red states yourself
@jj-adams saidToo many rich people fighting to live here causes problems for those who are not rich
Another weird claim that libs are happier, healthier, smarter, live longer, smell better and are better looking than conservatives.
So why do all the places they are in charge of suck so bad?
Asking for a friend.
@sh76 saidCA’s prices are higher because CA is better than Kansas
Right; which makes income comparisons between California and say, Kansas, pretty silly, wouldn't you say?
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@athousandyoung saidCalifornia is better than Kansas just how, exactly?
CA’s prices are higher because CA is better than Kansas
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@jj-adams saidWe have an ocean for one. More varied microclimates (both skiing and surfing in the same state) 5 of the top 10 best universities in the world, much stronger economy, bigger airport, world dominating companies in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and a more varied agricultural sector with rare goods like avocados, excellent wines…
California is better than Kansas just how, exactly?
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@athousandyoung saidGeographical, right. Agreed. I grew up in SoCal and have lived all over the US.
We have an ocean for one. More varied microclimates (both skiing and surfing in the same state) 5 of the top 10 best universities in the world, much stronger economy, bigger airport, world dominating companies in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and a more varied agricultural sector with rare goods like avocados, excellent wines…
But the politics and people suuuuck.
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@jj-adams saidI’m not sure you can give credit to geography for the enormous impact of the UC system (synthesized Plutonium, Berkelium, Californium and Americium among other elements), Hollywood and Silicon Valley (maybe the latter case was aided by the diversity of immigrants from Asia but accepting immigrants is a leftist sort of thing to do)
Geographical, right. Agreed. I grew up in SoCal and have lived all over the US.
But the politics and people suuuuck.
@athousandyoung saidCA is one of the few states which could survive as a sovereign nation. Natural and human resources in abundance, harbors, etc. HI is another. Don’t think Kansas would stand a chance; landlocked, insufficient diversity.
We have an ocean for one. More varied microclimates (both skiing and surfing in the same state) 5 of the top 10 best universities in the world, much stronger economy, bigger airport, world dominating companies in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and a more varied agricultural sector with rare goods like avocados, excellent wines…
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@athousandyoung saidYeah that Berkelium and Californium, wow they really have done a lot for the country.
I’m not sure you can give credit to geography for the enormous impact of the UC system (synthesized Berkelium, Californium and Americium among other elements), Hollywood and Silicon Valley (maybe the latter case was aided by the diversity of immigrants from Asia but accepting immigrants is a leftist sort of thing to do)
@jj-adams saidDon’t forget the Plutonium
Yeah that Berkelium and Californium, wow they really have done a lot for the country.
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@athousandyoung saidhttp://large.stanford.edu/courses/2018/ph241/koshy2/
UC Berkeley: The Birthplace of the Modern Nuclear Age
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2018/ph241/koshy2/
UC Berkeley: The Birthplace of the Modern Nuclear Age
UC Berkeley also contributed heavily to the development of nuclear weapons through the Manhattan project. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of Los Alamos Laboratory (run by the University of California until 2006), is one of the key figures in the first nuclear weapons that were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His famous quoting of the Bhagavad Gita "I am become death" and his outspoken opposition to nuclear weapons in his later career paints his legacy as fraught with ethical ambiguity. [6]
Edward Teller, another Berkeley physics professor, spearheaded the invention of thermonuclear bombs and worked extensively to promote nuclear weapons as a form of national security. His role in advocating for a U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal has been criticized heavily by the scientific community. [7]