“Only a course correction, and change of consciousness, can restore the state to its former greatness.”
I’d suggest that’s a considerable understatement. The destruction of California has gone so far it would require a massive political shift to much more fiscally conservative policies, not to mention a fairly hard-nosed approach to illegal immigration. That would require that Republicans once again take control of the state legislature. I’d like to see Mr. Kotkin write about the feasibility of that kind of political change in California.
I’d also like to see Mr. Kotkin write about the tech culture in the Bay Area. Why do the major tech companies still maintain such a big footprint in California? He hints in his article that they might be increasing their presence in other states such as Texas. Is that a real trend in the IT sector? Are the big tech companies in some way tied to the Bay Area, perhaps because it has a lot of programming talent? Is there a willingness among young IT professionals to move to places like Austin, TX, to escape the dysfunction of California? I know Mr. Kotkin has written before on the exodus of certain companies, and quite a lot of people, from California but I’d like to learn about the chances of the core IT economy relocating.
That’s the great fear in the US — that all these young IT and similar professionals will up sticks and move to Texas because California is a midden, but they’ll be too stupid to see that it’s people like them who’ve made it so. Consequently, they’ll crap on their new doorstep just like they did on the old and take down states which WERE livable before they arrived. That’s what happened to Oregon.
I’d certainly hope that most of these people will put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4. Some will, some won’t, and some will take many years to decide. Age sometimes has a maturing impact. They left because of the bad effects of bad policies. Do they see that bad policies (causes) lead to bad effects? I’d hope so. We need more common sense here in the U.S.
“I’d certainly hope that most of these people will put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4. Some will, some won’t” I used to really like the Benjamin Franklin line “Experience is a dear master, but fools will learn at no other.” I have decided that he was too optimistic. “None so blind”, and all that. Noel
Galeti Tavas
2 years ago
Anyone who thinks this is not “Going Exactly To Plan’ is a fool.
To bring about the ‘Great Reset’ and create the Brave New World of Neo-Feudalism and global poverty and all controlled by the Global Elites (mentioned above), all which is needed is to destroy the Middle Class, wreck the economy, and bring out the CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).
Klaus Schwab and his team of Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Bezos, Gates, and their ilk, with the Global elites like Rothschild, Adnan Khashoggi,, Soros, and most we never heard of (Davos People), are managing all this intentionally.
Do you believe any person not wishing to destroy the West would be running things like California, and the Democrat Party, and the Liberal/Left, the Universities, schools, Pharma, and the Swamp?
When California is mentioned I always think of Jeanette MacDonald – isn’t California due for a big earthquake? A good chunk of California falling into the Pacific Ocean could trigger another Great Depression, or tip the power balance further in China’s direction. Unless the state is spending its temporary surpluses on creating really resilient infrastructure … but are they?
“Only a course correction, and change of consciousness, can restore the state to its former greatness.”
I’d suggest that’s a considerable understatement. The destruction of California has gone so far it would require a massive political shift to much more fiscally conservative policies, not to mention a fairly hard-nosed approach to illegal immigration. That would require that Republicans once again take control of the state legislature. I’d like to see Mr. Kotkin write about the feasibility of that kind of political change in California.
I’d also like to see Mr. Kotkin write about the tech culture in the Bay Area. Why do the major tech companies still maintain such a big footprint in California? He hints in his article that they might be increasing their presence in other states such as Texas. Is that a real trend in the IT sector? Are the big tech companies in some way tied to the Bay Area, perhaps because it has a lot of programming talent? Is there a willingness among young IT professionals to move to places like Austin, TX, to escape the dysfunction of California? I know Mr. Kotkin has written before on the exodus of certain companies, and quite a lot of people, from California but I’d like to learn about the chances of the core IT economy relocating.
That’s the great fear in the US — that all these young IT and similar professionals will up sticks and move to Texas because California is a midden, but they’ll be too stupid to see that it’s people like them who’ve made it so. Consequently, they’ll crap on their new doorstep just like they did on the old and take down states which WERE livable before they arrived. That’s what happened to Oregon.
I’d certainly hope that most of these people will put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4. Some will, some won’t, and some will take many years to decide. Age sometimes has a maturing impact. They left because of the bad effects of bad policies. Do they see that bad policies (causes) lead to bad effects? I’d hope so. We need more common sense here in the U.S.
“I’d certainly hope that most of these people will put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4. Some will, some won’t”
I used to really like the Benjamin Franklin line “Experience is a dear master, but fools will learn at no other.” I have decided that he was too optimistic. “None so blind”, and all that.
Noel
Anyone who thinks this is not “Going Exactly To Plan’ is a fool.
To bring about the ‘Great Reset’ and create the Brave New World of Neo-Feudalism and global poverty and all controlled by the Global Elites (mentioned above), all which is needed is to destroy the Middle Class, wreck the economy, and bring out the CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).
Klaus Schwab and his team of Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Bezos, Gates, and their ilk, with the Global elites like Rothschild, Adnan Khashoggi,, Soros, and most we never heard of (Davos People), are managing all this intentionally.
Do you believe any person not wishing to destroy the West would be running things like California, and the Democrat Party, and the Liberal/Left, the Universities, schools, Pharma, and the Swamp?
How do you follow the money, and destroy the hoard? They’re untouchable.
Reminds me so much of what I read in this (excellent) book – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52199304-the-world-for-sale
When California is mentioned I always think of Jeanette MacDonald – isn’t California due for a big earthquake? A good chunk of California falling into the Pacific Ocean could trigger another Great Depression, or tip the power balance further in China’s direction. Unless the state is spending its temporary surpluses on creating really resilient infrastructure … but are they?