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Texas tops the list of America's 10 worst states for quality of life in 2024 (www.nbcdfw.com)

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[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 73 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"10. Arizona"
"9. Kansas"
"8. Louisiana"
"7. Missouri"
"6. Tennessee"
"5. Arkansas"
"4. Oklahoma"
"3. Alabama"
"2. Indiana"
"1. Texas"

Blue Bad.

eta - numbering went totally strange, so enclosed each in "

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

I’m surprised Mississippi isn’t on that list. I assume this is 1 at worst because while I have no doubt Arizona and Kansas suck major ass, they can’t be worse than Tennessee and Alabama.

Also surprised Indiana made the list. Godsawful hellhole sure, and impressively so given its neighbors, but I always pictured it as a mundane shittiness. I think of Indiana like I think of Iowa, firstly I don’t, but when I do it sucks but not like, on par with Alabama and texas, more in a “yeah it’s like the bastard child of Michigan and Iowa” there’s nothing to do in the farmland or suburbs, and gang violence in the former industrial areas, all with none of the remotely effective policy of Illinois, Ohio, or Michigan.

[-] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

I have a bud who lives there. Lots of straight up drugs and bigots, some of the recent laws they passed are straight up backwards. I think it mostly pops up because of the drug issues though, he always talks about seeing people on crack and meth.

The university there is probably holding the state up a smidge both the others you mentioned.

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You can only fit so many shit republican states on a 10 item list. It really seems like they're racing to the bottom.

[-] flames5123@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Coming from MS, yea. Alabama is better. They have better liquor laws and brewery laws, and it shows. Alabama has Huntsville, which is a huge engineering hub that’s being built up constantly. MS has nothing like that.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I was mostly thinking of the Jackson water crisis

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

I've seen eta used a lot, like you did. For me, it always meant "estimated time (of) arrival". What does it mean in your context?

[-] jorp@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

New to me as well but seems like "editing to add:"

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Why not just write "edit:"? It's one extra character

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I learned to touch type on underwood typewriters, learned cobol, basic, pl/1, fortran (watfor/wat5!), and fed a thousand punch cards to a mainframe or something to print 2 words.

Reddit made me do "eta".

[-] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Sometimes you're editing for grammar or clarification or just to add.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks. It must show my age, that i sometimes don't think about the obvious googling for anything.

[-] jorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

the only times I do the due diligence and online research I should are when I'm trying to win an online argument, so I can relate. Got lucky with a guess this time :)

[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Fuck, Indiana man...

[-] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

This homogenizes the entire states. KC, Austin, Bentonville, and Fayetteville are all desirable places to live.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

i tried to turn austin into a goot place to live for 5 years; it's only good if you also believe that the 1990's were also a good time to live.

[-] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Tulsa and OKC as well. The countryside is flat, windy and hot as fuck, so if you like going outside a lot it's probably not for you, but both metros in OK are pretty nice.

As for Arkansas, Little Rock is severely slept on. Not as pretty as Fayetteville and Bentonville, obviously, but I was surprised in visiting recently how much it had grown since I had lived there.

Of course, in all of those places, the fact remains that you're living in goddamned Oklahoma or Arkansas, and that's an experience I simply don't recommend.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

OKC is the worse city I’ve ever visited. Decatur, TX is better and that’s not a compliment to Decatur. Little Rock is nice, and absolutely nothing like god awful OK. I do not understand how people can live there. At least Kansas is pretty.

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 53 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What would happen if you give predatory businesses/owners free reign in a US state? What if the laws passed protect them completely from any liability while targeting the rights of you and your family? Ever wanted to live within the blast radius of a chemical plant? Come to Texas, but remember, BYOG!

*Bring your own generator

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 30 points 4 months ago

Don't forget that Texas is home to over 200 megachurches, which includes the likes of Joel Osteen, and that's not by accident.

[-] MiDaBa@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I should open a mega church. My day gig just isn't cutting it anymore and I Iike the idea of getting rich while working only Sundays.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago

Don't forget that you can operate tax-free, as long as you write it off as a church expense. Don't even have to join a particular denomination and follow their rules. Just start a non-denom, and you too can be God's special little guy who definitely knows all the secrets.

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

Remember kids, the lone star is our review rating.

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

That tracks. Every other week, this is my mood here.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago

They keep saying "inclusiveness" talking about these southern states. That's really watering down the actual problem which is overt racism. We need words that actually describe what they mean, and the issue in those states is racism.

[-] exanime@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Super gross generalization here but I've meet a few people from Texas (all immigrants) and they all repeat a version of the same vague comment when asked how is it there: "best place for raising children because of the values"

When pressed they all avoid giving a single concrete example

I've come to understand it's just some veiled racism. The whole "here, we get to hurt people I dislike"

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

When pressed they all avoid giving a single concrete example

Just like all the brainwashed idiots who say they'll never vote for a Democrat but they don't know why. Because conservative propaganda says they're evil.

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Moving to the PNW next week after over 40 years in this god damned state. Lotta cool people here whom I've known over the years, but I'm not participating in my own oppression any more.

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 5 points 4 months ago

Welcome, neighbor! Make sure to get out and enjoy our beautiful scenery.

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

First weekend there I am gonna check out the view of Portland from the Pittock Mansion, go to Tillamook to eat some fucking cheese and ice cream, head up to Cannon Beach to stare out to infinity, drive to Astoria to check out The Goonies filming locations, and then spend Sunday in Seattle doing I dunno what yet but it'll definitely involve coffee and hipsterism. Very excite!

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 4 points 4 months ago

Sounds like a good plan! If you can fit it in, I would recommend crossing over to Washington from Astoria and checking out the Cape Disappointment area while you're there. Absolutely gorgeous.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

housing costs here are fucked and traffic is a mess but the scenery, coffee and weather are generally good.

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I'm coming from Dallas where the housing costs are fucked and traffic is a mess but the scenery, coffee and weather are as shit as the citizenry.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Moving to the PNW next week after over 40 years in this god damned state.

you've got stamina; i could only handle 5 years in austin before it's conservative bigotry made me leave.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Welcome to the PNW. We have a lot of transplants, and more come every year. It's getting pretty crowded, but it sure is beautiful. I hope you like the rain, and won't miss all that sunshine.

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks, preesh. I don't mind the rain, and I definitely won't miss the two months of 98°+ days per year.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 14 points 4 months ago

Sounds about right. It's an absolute shame that such a beautiful place can be so inhospitable.

[-] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 5 points 4 months ago

I don’t mean to be a dick, but I was born in and have driven through Texas, and most of the state is a barren wasteland.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 14 points 4 months ago

How is the quality of life for people that murder protestors with their vehicle ?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Pretty good. You can even molest one or two of your child relatives and the Governor will pat your back over it and send you on your way.

[-] Neps 10 points 4 months ago

Yea living here is pure fucking hell, id rather die than live here another year.

[-] root@precious.net 1 points 4 months ago

The first paragraph tells you all you need to know about the rankings, "we don't like their beliefs".

It's ironic that their "quality of life" rankings are linked to the ability to abort a child, the quality of the child's life clearly isn't important to their rankings.