Why do people dislike California?

arcrust@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 409 points –

I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me "why are you moving there, its so bad?". Now that I'm here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says "the policies are dumb" but can't give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

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Fwiw there are more Republicans in California than most red states it's just a matter of having an enormous population. Hence OP's coworker.

To drive your point home: More Californians voted for Trump than Texans.

And they all seem to be in the Central Valley; The worst region of the state.

Also 8% of US agricultural output by dollar value. Let's not forget that we need conservatives as much as they need us.

Who's doing the work in the fields?
Immigrants, mostly from Latin America.