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Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I should have moved there. That would allow me to be utterly consistent. I pretty much lived there for two years in the late 90s. Why didn't I stay? The district is crushing it now. Property values are flying, the local economy is doing well (even with a GOP president) and expanding. I'm a fuck up. I had job prospects there. But then I'd never have met my wife. Trade offs...
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It's a zero-sum place and a one-industry town. Everyone's status turns on their power vis-a-vis government. There's only so much of that, so no one gains unless someone else loses. Loved where we lived there, but I don't regret leaving.
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