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neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area" } ] } }, { "author": "BrewHog", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Property tax is a bitch" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin has lost its charm and defining attractions", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "all of the good shit that made Austin amazing is mostly gone" } ] } }, { "author": "Brief_Test_5415", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin lost its distinctive character", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Austin has changed" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "generic urban sprawl", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "just one more american sprawling city" } ] } }, { "author": "bubbleman96815", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "no ocean access", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 11, "evidence": "too hot, no ocean access" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 11, "evidence": "too hot, no ocean access" } ] } }, { "author": "Business_Part6959", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "access to outstanding nature and beaches", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "access to some of the most beautiful nature on earth" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "California's moderate weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "pretty great/moderate weather compared to most of the country" } ] } }, { "author": "Calm-Percentage5085", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Dry climate and water scarcity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 119, "evidence": "We learn the worth of water when the well runs dry. And Texas is DRY" } ] } }, { "author": "camojorts", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "large scorpions invade homes", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 26, "evidence": "Bigass scorpions invade houses right around this time of year every year." } ] } }, { "author": "camussartreaurelius", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Los Angeles now has better breakfast tacos and queso", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 45, "evidence": "LA is hands down better than anywhere in TX" } ] } }, { "author": "Canes-305", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "no longer attractively priced", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "no longer at an attractive price" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "overhyped city", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "over-hyped, overcrowded city" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "overcrowding", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "over-hyped, overcrowded city" } ] } }, { "author": "CaptSlow49", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "not cheap enough", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "It’s not cheap enough." } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "not enough to do", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "There’s not enough to do." } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "underwhelming tech jobs", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "The tech jobs aren’t that good there." } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "flat terrain", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "It’s hot and fairly flat." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Texas politics sucks ass." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "It’s hot and fairly flat." } ] } }, { "author": "CG20370417", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "poor terrain, views, and natural amenities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "I never got used to the terrain or the climate" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "long, extremely hot and humid Texas summers", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "100 degrees with 70% humidity for 100 days straight in the summer" } ] } }, { "author": "Cheyyyyyyyyenne", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "fear of lethal denial of medical care", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "the doctors might let me die" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas abortion laws threaten women", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "living somewhere where the doctors might let me die is terrifying" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "personal safety risk for women", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "the doctors might let me die is terrifying" } ] } }, { "author": "citizencoyote", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California offers beach and skiing access in one day", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "go skiing and go to the beach in the same day" } ] } }, { "author": "CityNo5770", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas heat waves versus coastal California weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Everyones going through a heatwave and its only 73 degrees where I am at." } ] } }, { "author": "coffeeeaddicr", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "Texas will hit you hard there" }, { "reason": "Texas is cheaper only in limited circumstances", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "is only actually cheaper for certain situations" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "California weather and culture are taken for granted", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "Cali folks just take the weather and culture for granted" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "underwhelming coastline", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "a horribly underwhelming coastline by comparison" }, { "reason": "little nearby geographic variety", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "driving a few hours to see dramatically different geographies" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "far-right state politics", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "the state’s crazy, far right politics" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "longer, farther driving", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "Gas is cheaper but you will likely drive more and farther" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat prevents outdoor life most of the year", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "not melt into a puddle of your own sweat for most of the year" } ] } }, { "author": "Commercial-Lime4916", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Los Angeles Olympic infrastructure work", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 76, "evidence": "Chasing the Olympic money on infrastructure." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "avoiding two Texas summers", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 76, "evidence": "so we could skip 2 Texas summers" } ] } }, { "author": "Competitive-Wafer-20", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat combined with humidity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "It was like if Vegas heat met Florida humidity and made some bastard child from hell." } ] } }, { "author": "ConditionExternal499", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "promised tech boom failed and is retreating", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "the alleged tech explosion in Austin never really materialized and is now in retreat" } ] } }, { "author": "contrarilywise", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Family / Social Ties": [ { "reason": "unacceptable place to raise children", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 14, "evidence": "We had kids, and we don't want to raise them in that clusterf*CK of place." } ] } }, { "author": "corner_booth_88", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Frightening tornado risk", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 154, "evidence": "I did experience one and it was pretty frightening" } ] } }, { "author": "CremeDizzy9619", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "Infrastructure poorly withstands extreme weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 111, "evidence": "extreme weather and poor infrastructure" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Severe ice and winter storms", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 111, "evidence": "his windows are sealed shut by ice" } ] } }, { "author": "CryOnTheWind", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "an outside job offer enabled departure", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 72, "evidence": "There was a job offer and we took it." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "oppressive anti-trans laws", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 72, "evidence": "Anti-trans laws in Texas were getting oppressive." } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "anti-trans laws threatened personal security", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 72, "evidence": "Anti-trans laws in Texas were getting oppressive." } ] } }, { "author": "danquedynasty", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "inferior Tex-Mex food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Tex mex is to mexican food like LDS is to the rest of Christianity." } ] } }, { "author": "Dapper_Owl_8396", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "wildly variable weather", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "Four seasons in one day gets old real fast" } ] } }, { "author": "DaZeeky", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin prices rose to match Los Angeles", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 83, "evidence": "prices have now matched those of LA" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Los Angeles has greater diversity, nightlife, and food options", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 83, "evidence": "LA has much better cultural diversity, much better nightlife, and much more food options" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "missed Los Angeles beaches and coastal cycling", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 83, "evidence": "I greatly missed the LA beach." } ] } }, { "author": "deathly_illest", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "decades without political improvement", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "It’s been moving to a blue state with no actual progress for the past 40 years." } ] } }, { "author": "DemonicGirlcock", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "LGBTQ and women's human-rights protections", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 166, "evidence": "They moved back for human rights and labor laws because they're all queer women" }, { "reason": "Stronger labor-law protections", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 166, "evidence": "human rights and labor laws" } ] } }, { "author": "Destoran", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "near-total car dependence outside downtown", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "If you don’t have a car you practically can’t leave downtown." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas weather", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Specifically for ex SF folks, i’m assuming it’s the weather." } ] } }, { "author": "dev_lvl80", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Intolerable summer heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 118, "evidence": "Second time in Aug…. No way Id move to Texas" } ] } }, { "author": "Dexter_McThorpan", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat worse than expected", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "It's hard to explain just how hot it actually is." } ] } }, { "author": "Difficult-Exit3063", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Texas Mexican food is poor", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "TX Mexican food is not the business." } ] } }, { "author": "dllemmr2", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes and no Prop 13 protection", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "home taxes are 2x and no pro 13" } ] } }, { "author": "donutgut", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Austin's economy is deteriorating", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "Its economy is going to shit." } ] } }, { "author": "dukefett", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "unreliable power grid", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "As long as their grid doesn't self destruct" } ] } }, { "author": "Early_Sea_9457", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "pregnancy healthcare risk", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 77, "evidence": "They didn’t want to be pregnant in Texas." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas pregnancy and abortion policy", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 77, "evidence": "They didn’t want to be pregnant in Texas." } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "safety concerns around pregnancy", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 77, "evidence": "They didn’t want to be pregnant in Texas." } ] } }, { "author": "Emergency_Drawing_49", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin felt small, slow, and less sophisticated", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "it was a big letdown, coming from SF" } ] } }, { "author": "es84", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Tex-Mex food is unappealing", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Tex Mex is disgusting." } ] } }, { "author": "Estatequeen59", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "humidity drives residents away", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 6, "evidence": "My brother moved to California 30 something years ago because he hated the humidity." } ] } }, { "author": "EverybodyBuddy", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "homogeneous population or culture", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "it’s homogenous" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "too many bugs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "it’s got way too many bugs" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California has better topology and ecology", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "LA is goat-tiered on climate, topology, and ecology alone" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat and inferior climate", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "It’s hot" } ] } }, { "author": "ExcitingInflation612", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Texas is not much cheaper", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "Once they get there they realize A. It’s not that much cheaper" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "loss of beneficial California liberal policies", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "Californias ‘liberal’ policies had actually helped them in some way they didn’t know until they left" } ] } }, { "author": "farmerpeach", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "selfish and hostile social values", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "There is no one more selfish than a Texan." } ], "Family / Social Ties": [ { "reason": "unsuitable place to raise children", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "It’s no place to raise children" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "return of preventable diseases", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "preventable diseases roaring back" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "return-to-office mandate", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 1, "evidence": "It’s this." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "fascist, theocratic state government", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Texas is a fascist, theocratic state that’s headed for disaster." }, { "reason": "Christianity imposed in public education", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Christianity being shoehorned into public education" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "doctors and teachers leaving the state", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Doctors and teachers are fleeing the state." } ] } }, { "author": "Fat_Getting_Fit_420", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "higher lifetime property tax burden in Texas", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Over your lifetime you'll pay more in taxes in Texas than California." } ] } }, { "author": "favoritefinch", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 6, "evidence": "It's too hot." } ] } }, { "author": "Flaky_Wheel60B", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 33, "evidence": "Complaints were property taxes" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "hardcore religious social environment", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 33, "evidence": "hardcore religious people drove the out" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "lack of public services", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 33, "evidence": "lack of services" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad weather", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 33, "evidence": "weather and hardcore religious people drove the out" } ] } }, { "author": "flyingGinger", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "less diverse food", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "get a good, diverse range of food everywhere" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "lack of ocean, mountains, and geographic diversity", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "The lack of geographical diversity gets dull" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "hot, humid summers", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "The hot, humid summers where I'm from and in Texas are no joke" }, { "reason": "bothersome bugs", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "the bugs are a thing if you're not used to it" } ] } }, { "author": "FoamboardDinosaur", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "reappearance of screw worms", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "And now the screw worms are back." } ] } }, { "author": "Former-Berliner", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad Texas weather", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 14, "evidence": "Everyone warned them about the weather" } ] } }, { "author": "frankensteimade", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "overrated lifestyle and poor dress culture", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 56, "evidence": "overrated here. We take pride in dressing really bad too." }, { "reason": "Austin no longer feels like a liberal oasis", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 56, "evidence": "this liberal oasis that once was. Not really that way any longer." } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Austin's beauty is far below California's", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 56, "evidence": "it’s a far cry from California beauty" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas political decisions override Austin", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 56, "evidence": "The BS becomes law in this liberal oasis that once was." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 56, "evidence": "it is hot" } ] } }, { "author": "Frequent_Lychee1228", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "The lower-tax advantage has diminished", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 148, "evidence": "there was less of a tax burden moving there, but I feel like if thats why people left, then maybe the reason has diminished" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "The Texas job-opportunity advantage has diminished", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 148, "evidence": "there were more job opportunities in Texas" } ] } }, { "author": "FritzRasp", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Republican state government", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "Imagine leaving California for a Republican dominated state." } ] } }, { "author": "Fuck_love_inthebutt", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Texas is not much cheaper than California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 133, "evidence": "living in Texas isn't that much cheaper than living in CA" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California permits year-round outdoor recreation", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 133, "evidence": "being able to enjoy the outdoors for 365 days of the year" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 133, "evidence": "Fucking hot" } ] } }, { "author": "G-Unit11111", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Elon Musk, Tesla, and a 'dude bro' takeover", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 21, "evidence": "his dude bro fans and the Tesla giga factory have taken over the whole city" } ] } }, { "author": "gameoftheories", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Women lack full rights in Texas", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 152, "evidence": "women don't have full rights in Texas" } ] } }, { "author": "Ghostmoth84", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "mold in new-build homes", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "cheap drywall from China which is often covered in mold" }, { "reason": "foundation problems in new construction", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "foundation problems due to not packing the soil correctly before building" } ] } }, { "author": "Glittering-Let-2888", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California mountains and beaches; Texas flatness", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "The mountains,the beaches. The cool weather on the coast." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "cool coastal weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "The cool weather on the coast." } ] } }, { "author": "Goddess_of_Absurdity", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "pervasive civic apathy and resignation", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 27, "evidence": "how depressing it is to see how many Texans just accept things for what they are" } ] } }, { "author": "Good_Split_3749", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Heat, politics, property tax" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "poor beaches and Gulf water", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Going to the dirty gulf of Mexico when it’s 86-89 degrees is just awful." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Heat, politics, property tax" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "regional destinations are extremely far apart", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "San Diego and San Francisco are way closer than El Paso to Houston" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Heat, politics, property tax" } ] } }, { "author": "GR638", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "cannot enjoy summer outdoors", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "Most people like to enjoy summer. It's difficult to do that here." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "summer heat forces families indoors", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "The kids get to spend summer inside." } ] } }, { "author": "Great-Nectarine-4730", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "inferior food scene", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "the standard is a little higher" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "car dependence", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "the second you want to do something, you have to get in your car" } ] } }, { "author": "GreyPilgrm", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin is expensive relative to California", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Austin is way cheaper than California but it’s not that far off" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "weak tech job market", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "job market (tech space)" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "no mountains", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "4) no mountains" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad weather", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "1) weather 2) job market" } ] } }, { "author": "GroundIsMadeOfStars", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "lack of things to do", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 30, "evidence": "doesn’t have anything to do" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "excessive heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 30, "evidence": "way too hot" } ] } }, { "author": "GuideInfamous4600", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas is governed as a red state", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "It’s a red state. Enough said." } ] } }, { "author": "gummyluvrrr", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Healthcare rights", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 168, "evidence": "healtcsre rights" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Humid climate", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 168, "evidence": "humid" } ] } }, { "author": "Hairymuscle101", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "maternal mortality risk", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "Women dying" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "religious abortion laws endanger women", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "Women dying because of religious laws" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "laws create a lethal safety risk for women", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "Women dying because of religious laws" } ] } }, { "author": "Horrible-trashbats", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin lost its soul and magic", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "Whatever soul that place had has been completely stripped" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "homogeneous big-box development", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "replaced by baby-shit brown Big Box stores" } ] } }, { "author": "HumanContract", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "major tech employer closure and unemployment", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "one of their major tech employers shut down. Lots of unemployed." } ] } }, { "author": "iamgreengang", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "moved to Texas only for work; returned when Los Angeles work became possible", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 74, "evidence": "now that i can work in LA i'm back in LA" } ] } }, { "author": "ilovefacebook", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "little worth visiting or seeing", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "for being the 2nd largest state, there's nothing really to see there" } ] } }, { "author": "Impossible-Tax7475", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "affordable areas are flat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "The affordable parts are flat" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "affordable areas are congested strip-mall landscapes", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "congested, and covered in strip malls and fast food chains" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "excessive heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "Plus is too hot." } ] } }, { "author": "itscochino", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Texas Mexican food is inferior to California Mexican food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Texas Mexican food is so wack." } ] } }, { "author": "ItsGettinBreesy", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin property taxes can exceed California taxes on much pricier homes", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "A $600k home’s property tax in Austin is more than my $1.45m property tax." }, { "reason": "higher sales tax and homeowners insurance", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Their homeowners insurance is also nearly double on average" } ] } }, { "author": "j3434", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "bugs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Hot and bugs is a firm NO for me !" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Hot and bugs is a firm NO for me !" } ] } }, { "author": "Jack_Oma_2026", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Rising mortgage rates", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "mortgage rates jumped" }, { "reason": "Lower housing costs did not offset lost California amenities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "lower housing costs weren't enough to offset everything they gave up" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Missing California's diversity and food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "they actually missed a lot of what Southern California offers" } ], "Family / Social Ties": [ { "reason": "Missing proximity to family and longtime friends", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "being close to family and longtime friends" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Pandemic remote-work flexibility ended", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "Once remote work cooled off" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Missing beaches, mountains, and Pacific access", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "beaches, mountains, diversity, food, walkable neighborhoods, access to the Pacific" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "Missing walkable neighborhoods", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "walkable neighborhoods" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Months of triple-digit summer heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 165, "evidence": "months of triple-digit temperatures" } ] } }, { "author": "jamjoon1728", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin is less exciting than Los Angeles or San Diego", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 71, "evidence": "Austin isn’t as exciting like cities like LA or SD" } ] } }, { "author": "Jammer_Jim", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "no job tying people to Austin", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "If you don't have a job keeping you here, I'd be tired of our bullshit too." } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "especially I think the politics one" } ] } }, { "author": "Jordy_Stingray", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "boring lifestyle", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 20, "evidence": "boring" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "flat terrain", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 20, "evidence": "flat" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "conservative political culture", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 20, "evidence": "conservative af" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "hot and muggy climate", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 20, "evidence": "It’s hot and muggy" } ] } }, { "author": "Jupitersd2017", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "outrageous property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "property taxes are freaking outrageous there" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "lack of environmental regulation", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "environmental regulations are non existent" }, { "reason": "toxic drinking water and wastewater dumping", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Elon is dumping tons of waste water into Austin streams" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "decades of GOP governance", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "the GOP has been in charge there for decades" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "steadily worsening heat", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "it just gets hotter and hotter every year" } ] } }, { "author": "jvesquire91", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Large property-tax bills offset the lack of state income tax", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 126, "evidence": "an enormous property tax bill" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Bad weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 126, "evidence": "Bad weather" } ] } }, { "author": "jyhkitty", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "power outages", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "you have crazy power outages" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat and severe weather", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "until it's hot, really HOT...and then you have crazy power outages and weather" } ] } }, { "author": "kadotafig", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Lack of access to life-saving abortion care", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 125, "evidence": "a place where I can get a life saving abortion if needed" } ] } }, { "author": "KarenWalkersBurner", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Texas property taxes undercut no-income-tax savings", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 105, "evidence": "property taxes cut into the whole “no state income tax” “saving” thing" } ] } }, { "author": "killing_time_at_work", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "property taxes, utilities, extermination, and stagnant pay erase savings", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Net income didn't improve or got worse for most people." } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "recurring indoor insect problems", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "pay monthly for exterminators to get all the various insects" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "constant extreme heat requires all-day air-conditioning", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "it's hot as fuck and they need to have a/c on all day every day" } ] } }, { "author": "Kina_Kai", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "unexpectedly high Texas property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "It doesn’t occur to them how low the property taxes here are" } ] } }, { "author": "KJTorres_WasTaken", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "bugs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "So bugs, guns, and hot weather it is." } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "misses mountains", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "I miss the mountains so much." } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "prevalence of guns", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "So bugs, guns, and hot weather it is." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "hot weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "So bugs, guns, and hot weather it is." } ] } }, { "author": "LaserToy", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "total expenses are similar to California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 29, "evidence": "Stuff is expensive (people say their expensive are the same all included)" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "weak tech community and job market", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 29, "evidence": "Job market not even in the same universe when compared to Bay Area." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 29, "evidence": "Weather sucks." } ] } }, { "author": "Lazy-Cantaloupe4589", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "difficulty finding employment", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 9, "evidence": "loves it, but can’t find a job" } ] } }, { "author": "Lazy_Suggestion_7629", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "oppressively hot summer", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Austin is generally 10 or more degrees hotter in the summer than Los Angeles." } ] } }, { "author": "ldilemma", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin rent nearly equals Los Angeles despite lower salaries", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 69, "evidence": "Austin rent kept going up until it got nearly as expensive as LA" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "less art and limited cultural venues", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 69, "evidence": "less art" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "lower salaries and less work", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 69, "evidence": "the average salary stayed much lower" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "worse public transport, traffic, and drivers", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 69, "evidence": "Worse public transport. Bad traffic and worse drivers." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "worse weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 69, "evidence": "worse weather" } ] } }, { "author": "LetsGoWithMike", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "severe toll-road and street congestion", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "35 is a parking lot. City streets grind to a halt." } ] } }, { "author": "lightleaks_", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin Weird became a homogeneous frat-bro persona", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 62, "evidence": "frat bro with a mustache in a floral tee" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "mosquito swarms", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 62, "evidence": "mosquitos swarming" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "state government disenfranchises Austin residents", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 62, "evidence": "the christofascist state government is actively working to disenfranchise you for living in Austin" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "persistent 90-plus heat and extreme humidity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 62, "evidence": "usually 90+ degrees outside with 100% humidity" } ] } }, { "author": "lockthesnailaway", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "inferior food and culture", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 28, "evidence": "better food, the culture" }, { "reason": "fewer museums, arts, and music", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 28, "evidence": "museums, the arts, music" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "inferior nature, beaches, and skiing", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 28, "evidence": "gorgeous nature, beaches, go skiing" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "California has better weather", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 28, "evidence": "Better weather, better food, the culture" } ] } }, { "author": "locomocopoco", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "very high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 24, "evidence": "Property Taxes are crazy high" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "lower Austin tech salaries", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 24, "evidence": "your salary remains the same between two states - FALSE for tech salaries" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "flat terrain and no beach", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 24, "evidence": "Texas is freaking flat. - No beach" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "open-carry gun culture", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 24, "evidence": "Lunacy of open carry" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "unpleasant heat and cold", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 24, "evidence": "meh Weather. Texas gets hot and cold." } ] } }, { "author": "Longjumping-Buy-6174", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Cost of living", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 160, "evidence": "id guess cost of living" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Lack of opportunity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 160, "evidence": "lack of opportunity" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 160, "evidence": "weather" } ] } }, { "author": "loquedijoella", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "California has much better weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 60, "evidence": "the best weather in the country" } ] } }, { "author": "m3ngnificient", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "restricted miscarriage medication", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "I'd have a rough time for not getting the meds i need to make the other miscarriages easier" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "abortion criminalization", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "I'd be in jail for getting an abortion for a pregnancy that was going to be 100% unviable" } ] } }, { "author": "Malibu77", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Texas can cost more for nonwealthy residents", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 55, "evidence": "unless you’re wealthy, it’s more expensive to live in Texas than it is in California" } ] } }, { "author": "manbruhpig", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Tex-Mex is bad across taste and other sensory qualities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "And appearance, smell, and mouth feel." } ] } }, { "author": "Medical-Relation8232", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "California offers broader cuisine options", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Don’t forget the incredible food, literally any cuisine you can find." } ] } }, { "author": "Mo-shen", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin's unusually rapid cost-of-living increases", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 145, "evidence": "Austin has the highest col increase in the nation multiple years in a row" } ] } }, { "author": "Money-Giraffe2521", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "higher taxes for people who are not wealthy", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "Unless you’re very wealthy, you pay more taxes in Texas than California." } ] } }, { "author": "MotormaidofJapan", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "disliked local culture", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "they didn’t like the culture" }, { "reason": "disliked local food", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "didn’t like the food" } ], "Family / Social Ties": [ { "reason": "could not make friends or fit in", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "couldn’t make friends, hard to fit in" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "layoffs and lack of comparable local jobs", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "got laid off and couldn’t find a comparable job locally so had to move back" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "It was too hot" } ] } }, { "author": "MRDBCOOPER", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "higher Texas property taxes offset no income tax", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "No income tax in Texas, but higher property taxes." } ] } }, { "author": "MundaneHuckleberry58", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "Texas bug burden compared with California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "I am jealous of the lack of bugs in Cal." } ] } }, { "author": "Nachotacoma", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "shallower government, manufacturing, and software ecosystem", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "nice to have government businesses or manufacturing or even other software talent in the same state" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "weak civic and business infrastructure", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "there’s more to infrastructure than just cheap rent" } ] } }, { "author": "Naive_Departure_6084", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "poor overall value", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "it’s not a good value" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "weather-driven indoor and drinking lifestyle", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "Then we would go drinking at night and we drank a lot." } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "rapid growth caused severe traffic", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "it grew to at least an hour drive by the time I graduated" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat and humidity", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "didn’t want to do much during the day cause of the heat and humidity" } ] } }, { "author": "nassic", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "lack of diverse, high-quality walkable dining", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "good Chinese, Spanish, Nepalese, sushi, pizza, burgers, Mexican, Michelin restaurants" } ] } }, { "author": "New_Cauliflower7868", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin cannot replicate Los Angeles's distinctive city experience", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 104, "evidence": "Austin might be a fun place to go to, but it's not LA" } ] } }, { "author": "New_Improvement9644", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "repeated state takeover of school district", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "school district in my hometown just got taken over by the state for the 3rd time" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "relentless traffic", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "hard to choose which was more relentless, the heat or the traffic" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "very long, brutal humid summer", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "Summer starts very early and ends really late and is brutal." } ] } }, { "author": "NewTimelime", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "cost", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 84, "evidence": "couldn’t handle the weather and cost" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 84, "evidence": "couldn’t handle the weather" } ] } }, { "author": "nomnommish", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Tex-Mex is inferior and watered down", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "all the TexMex food I have tasted is a watered down version" } ] } }, { "author": "NoMoreMormonLies", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "bad Tex-Mex food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Tex Mex is a food crime. An excuse to make awful food" } ] } }, { "author": "NonSequitorSquirrel", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Property taxes and driving fees negate promised tax savings", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 98, "evidence": "incremental fees (especially related to driving) and property taxes" }, { "reason": "Texas-city living costs have risen", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 98, "evidence": "The cost of living in Texas cities has climbed steadily" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Less cultural diversity and depth", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 98, "evidence": "the diversity and depth of culture has not" } ] } }, { "author": "NotoriousJFB", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "everyday costs, housing, and property taxes are not cheaper", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "housing is not much cheaper in Austin and property taxes are worse" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "bugs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Bugs, guns, and hot weather would be a big decline in my LA standard of living" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "prevalence of guns", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Bugs, guns, and hot weather would be a big decline in my LA standard of living" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "poor roadway design and intolerable traffic", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "the way Texas does their roadways is so, so, so bad" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "hot weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "Bugs, guns, and hot weather would be a big decline in my LA standard of living" } ] } }, { "author": "Ok-Breakfast-4481", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "tech layoffs and better Bay Area job market", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 30, "evidence": "Returned to CA in March cause of tech layoffs. Would have stayed longer but the bay area got more jobs." } ] } }, { "author": "Ok_Comfortable6537", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "ideological capture of Texas universities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "Texas colleges are going fascist, with UT leading the way" } ] } }, { "author": "okaycurly", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "dirty Gulf Coast", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "The dirty gulf is always awful" } ] } }, { "author": "Ola_maluhia", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Sparse suburban lifestyle with few nearby amenities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 90, "evidence": "suburbs with bugs and only a gas station" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "Pervasive bugs and pests", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 90, "evidence": "hot ass suburbs with bugs" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Missing the Southern California coast", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 90, "evidence": "better than the coast where we both grew up" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Extreme heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 90, "evidence": "living in those hot ass suburbs with bugs" } ] } }, { "author": "One-Opportunity7564", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "surprisingly expensive downtown living", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 32, "evidence": "i could not believe how expensive it was!" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "underwhelming city experience", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 32, "evidence": "i do have to admit i was slightly underwhelmed" } ] } }, { "author": "OrganicLetterhead84", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "poor food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 79, "evidence": "The worst food you will ever eat in your life is in Texas." } ] } }, { "author": "Original-Army-7826", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "Poor airport accessibility", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 129, "evidence": "sucks getting to the airport. 30 minutes minimum" } ] } }, { "author": "Original-Opportunity", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "tech industry collapse", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "Tech industry collapsed." } ] } }, { "author": "Pavementaled", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "racism and intolerance", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Because of racism" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "racial discrimination prevented employment", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Because of racism, he couldn’t find a single job in his field" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "racial harassment harmed mixed-race children", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "Their kids got “Ching-chonged” constantly, with one beginning to have harmful ideations." } ] } }, { "author": "PeacockBiscuit", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "boring lifestyle", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "Hot, boring, extreme politics" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "summer prevents outdoor activity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "no outdoor activities in the summer" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "extreme politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "Hot, boring, extreme politics" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 8, "evidence": "Hot, boring, extreme politics" } ] } }, { "author": "PeakQuirky84", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "better tacos in California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Don’t forget tacos. Ca > Tx" } ] } }, { "author": "please_and_thankyou", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "pregnancy health consequences", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "pregnancy complications" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "religious laws contribute to pregnancy complications", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "pregnancy complications are definitely because of those religious laws" } ] } }, { "author": "pokemongotothepolls", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat severe enough to trigger panic", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "the heat gave me a panic attack" } ] } }, { "author": "Popular_Map_3465", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "inferior access to nature", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 1, "evidence": "I wish Austin had the nature like here" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme, intolerable weather", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 1, "evidence": "The weather is the worse I have ever experienced." } ] } }, { "author": "Present_Sell_8605", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "state government overrides progressive Austin policy", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 13, "evidence": "pass a law nullifying it" } ] } }, { "author": "priscillapantaloons", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "inferior landscape", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "Texas where it’s an uninteresting drive forever" }, { "reason": "lack of public land and spontaneous camping", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "not a speck of BLM land and limited national forests" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "summer heat makes camping unenjoyable", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "camping from June through September isn’t very enjoyable because of the heat" } ] } }, { "author": "Professional_Bat3230", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "oppressive Texas humidity", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "I will 100000% take AZ heat over TX humidity" } ] } }, { "author": "ProfessionalNo5932", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat and humidity", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 34, "evidence": "Texas weather is the fucking worst! Hot, humidity" }, { "reason": "freezing weather and ice storms", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 34, "evidence": "cold as shit and ice storms" } ] } }, { "author": "Ptown925", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "cost-to-salary ratio worse than Los Angeles", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 43, "evidence": "Cost of living to salary was worse in Austin." } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "inferior concerts, dining, nightlife, and comedy", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 43, "evidence": "Every cultural touchstone from concerts, to dining, to nightlife, comedy clubs, is a step down" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "no meaningful park system, coast, or ocean", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 43, "evidence": "No park system to speak of. No coast. No ocean." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 43, "evidence": "Weather sucks." } ] } }, { "author": "RapBastardz", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "sprawl, traffic, and inadequate infrastructure", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "very, very sprawling, horrible traffic" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat and humidity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 7, "evidence": "Awful heat, weather and humidity." } ] } }, { "author": "RayHazey562", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Living under deeply conservative state government despite Austin's liberal politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 108, "evidence": "it’s still in the hell hole of a deeply red state" }, { "reason": "Corrupt state leadership and reactionary electorate", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 108, "evidence": "corrupt and greedy assholes at the top" } ] } }, { "author": "RealCarlPanzram", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "decline in remote-work jobs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "The decrease in work-from-home jobs was also probably a factor" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas weather patterns", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 31, "evidence": "Are you familiar with the weather patterns in Texas? That’s one factor." } ] } }, { "author": "Relevant_Ant4022", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Easy access to diverse people, food, art, performances, and experiences", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 128, "evidence": "Every single kind of person, food, art, performance, and experience is incredibly easy to access here" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "Pervasive bugs and pests", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 128, "evidence": "covered in gross bugs" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California's beauty and range of possibilities", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 128, "evidence": "the beauty and possibility of California" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Dissatisfaction with Texas government", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 128, "evidence": "the government sucks even worse than here" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Hot, humid conditions", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 128, "evidence": "Austin is hot and sticky" } ] } }, { "author": "ReplyingToDumbShit", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Pandemic-era work-from-home opportunities ended", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 138, "evidence": "now that those opportunities have long gone, they want to move back" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Living in a red state with continuing loss of rights", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 138, "evidence": "Every year is more and more people trying to move out of that state. You lose more rights as time passes" } ] } }, { "author": "Responsible-Amoeba68", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Texas is not cheaper after heating, cooling, wages, and driving", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Its not even really cheaper living in most places." } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "cheap housing requires remote, car-dependent developments", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "some bumfuck walled development wotu nothing around" } ] } }, { "author": "richardsequeira", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "job prospects drive departure and economic ability enables return", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 73, "evidence": "Some leave because of job prospects; they return when they are economically able to do so." } ] } }, { "author": "roguesiegetank", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "hotter and more humid than Florida", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "it's way hotter and more humid than Florida" } ] } }, { "author": "rons27", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "developer-driven change", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 55, "evidence": "the heat and developers finally got to me" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 55, "evidence": "the heat and developers finally got to me" } ] } }, { "author": "Rough-Breadfruit-611", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Tex-Mex relies excessively on cheddar and sour cream", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "So much fucking cheddar and sour cream." } ] } }, { "author": "Ryboflavinator", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "restricted women's healthcare", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "Women’s healthcare rights" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "lack of women's healthcare rights", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "Women’s healthcare rights" } ] } }, { "author": "SadCryptographer7599", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Too little to do and a boring lifestyle", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 164, "evidence": "There's nothing to do in Austin" }, { "reason": "Unpleasant social environment", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 164, "evidence": "The people there sucks" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Hot weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 164, "evidence": "It's hot" } ] } }, { "author": "Salty-Put-4273", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Very high property taxes", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 161, "evidence": "Property taxes are very high" } ] } }, { "author": "SanchosaurusRex", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin is not inexpensive enough for its quality", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 48, "evidence": "Austin isnt cheap enough for what you get." } ] } }, { "author": "sarahski83", "account_types": [ "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas policy climate for women and educators", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "as a woman that works in education, I couldn’t take it anymore so I left" } ] } }, { "author": "ScarLupi", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Family / Social Ties": [ { "reason": "Desire to live near family in Los Angeles", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 127, "evidence": "The real reason we left is to be near family in LA" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Preference for Los Angeles weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 127, "evidence": "and for the weather" } ] } }, { "author": "Scary-Local-CTX", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "Austin became too expensive for its tradeoffs", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 6, "evidence": "Austin got more expensive and they now realize for just a bit more they could live somewhere" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "better weather is available for a modest premium", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 6, "evidence": "for just a bit more they could live somewhere that has better weather" } ] } }, { "author": "Schumacher713", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Cultural mismatch and lower quality of life", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 106, "evidence": "The culture is very different" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Limited natural beauty compared with California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 106, "evidence": "Texas does not have much natural beauty compared to California" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas state politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 106, "evidence": "Texas politics sucks" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Generally miserable weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 106, "evidence": "The weather is miserable" } ] } }, { "author": "SelectLandscape7671", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "flat terrain", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 2, "evidence": "You forgot to add that it’s flat AF." } ] } }, { "author": "semiproam", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "property taxes erase California-to-Texas savings", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "property taxes are brutal and basically cancel out the idea of saving money" } ] } }, { "author": "Sensitive-Rule-5563", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "missing the ocean and beach", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 23, "evidence": "Miss the ocean, the beach" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "cold Texas winters", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 23, "evidence": "warmer winters" } ] } }, { "author": "Serious-Wish4868", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "lower-quality tech work than California", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "you go to tx for lower quality tech work" } ] } }, { "author": "shaggy-dawg-88", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas humidity, temperature swings, and constant air-conditioning", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "Here in TX, I turned on AC in January. Temp fluctuates wildly. Can't live without AC." } ] } }, { "author": "Shington501", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "not enough to do", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 40, "evidence": "there’s not as much to do" }, { "reason": "underwhelming culture", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 40, "evidence": "the culture is kind of meh" } ] } }, { "author": "Shot-Possibility-399", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "higher effective tax rate for most residents", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "most Texans pay a higher effective tax rate than Californians" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "environmental degradation", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "the environment and public lands are trashed" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "trashed public lands", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "the environment and public lands are trashed" } ] } }, { "author": "Siren2121", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "anti-Californian hostility", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "outside of Austin, Texans are pretty anti Californians" }, { "reason": "Tex-Mex food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "the Mexican food is Tex mex which is just plain weird bbq mex food" }, { "reason": "Hostility and teasing directed at Californians", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 120, "evidence": "most places I go I get jarred and teased because I’m from California" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "Texas politics" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "unstable, badly managed electric grid", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "shaky badly managed power grid" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "Fear of harassment or violence for revealing Los Angeles origins", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 120, "evidence": "not let people know we are from Los Angeles" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "bad drivers", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "the really horrible drivers" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "horrendous weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 75, "evidence": "the horrendous weather" } ] } }, { "author": "skyklein", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "California has beautiful weather", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "do you want beautiful weather or a bigger piece of the American pie?" } ] } }, { "author": "SmellSilly1537", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "more bugs than Los Angeles", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Bugs are rarely an issue" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "Texas power outages", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "I don't see as many power outage issues as I've seen on the news about Texas." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas humidity and worse overnight heat", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Humidity is also not a huge issue" } ] } }, { "author": "Smooth_Relief6644", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "dangerous delay of pregnancy care", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "until next to death before they’ll be treated" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "abortion restrictions delay emergency pregnancy care", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "women suffering pregnancy complications have to camp out in the hospital parking lot" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "risk of death before emergency treatment", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "until next to death before they’ll be treated" } ] } }, { "author": "SolemnSoldier2020", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "Texas is hotter than populated California regions", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "Texas is hotter, it just is." } ] } }, { "author": "Starr00born", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin is boring and culturally isolating", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "Austin is just boring. It’s like being on island" } ], "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "poor job opportunities", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "Job opportunities are just bad in red states" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California is more beautiful", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "after being free in beautiful California" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Christian theocratic laws", "post_id": "1u1b2uy", "subreddit": "Austin", "top_level_comment": 12, "evidence": "red states bc of the Christian theocracy laws" } ] } }, { "author": "SteviaMcqueen", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "California enables beach and snow activities in one day", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "you can play beach volleyball and snowboard in the same day" } ] } }, { "author": "StolenIdentity77", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "rising property taxes", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "keeps trying to raise property taxes" }, { "reason": "private school and daycare costs", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "daycare is basically a mortgage payment a month" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "few summer activities beyond crowded swimming and drinking", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "not much to do in those months beside go to overcrowded swim spots or drink" }, { "reason": "thin culture and disappointing food", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "not much culture there unless you like cowboys and big trucks" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "loss of women's rights", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "there are almost zero women’s rights" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "poor public schools", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "public schools are an absolute joke" }, { "reason": "long specialist physician waits", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "good luck finding a physician specialist without a 3 month wait" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "high bicycle fatality risk", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "highest rate of bicycle deaths in the USA for a big city" }, { "reason": "high property theft", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "property theft is very high" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "poor infrastructure and unreliable public transit", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "infrastructure is insanely lacking and there is almost zero reliable public transportation" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "five to six months of extreme humid heat", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 15, "evidence": "hot af (90+ for 5-6mo)" } ] } }, { "author": "StonedWheatThicc", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Prejudiced social climate", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "terribly prejudiced" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Flat landscape", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "hot and flat" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "No legal cannabis", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "there’s no legal weed" }, { "reason": "State politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "the politics are trash" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "Unreliable electric grid", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "the electric grid is trash" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Hot weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 167, "evidence": "It’s hot" } ] } }, { "author": "SurferVelo", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Weather": [ { "reason": "unbearable humidity", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 6, "evidence": "The humidity can be unbearable." } ] } }, { "author": "Swungcloth", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "return-to-office mandates", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "post-COVID return to office drove workers who moved out of CA to return" }, { "reason": "fewer Austin tech job openings than expected", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 18, "evidence": "job opps weren’t going to be as plentiful in Austin as many expected" } ] } }, { "author": "Temporary-Funny-5634", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "loss of character and self-important social culture", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "it was being stripped of character" } ] } }, { "author": "TexasRN1", "account_types": [ "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Loss of women's rights under Texas government", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 137, "evidence": "I like my rights as a woman so I left Austin" } ] } }, { "author": "Theaow", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "year-round hiking and biking", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "You can be hiking and biking almost year round." } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "easy access to beaches and skiing", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "at the beach in the morning and ski in the afternoon" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "California's mild, dry year-round weather", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 17, "evidence": "mild year round with no humidity" } ] } }, { "author": "TheOddMadWizard", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "river cannot compare with San Diego beaches", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "nothing comes close to the beaches of SD" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "excessive heat even in October", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 39, "evidence": "I used to visit Austin in October for the film festival and it was just too hot." } ] } }, { "author": "thetaFAANG", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "no-income-tax savings are small", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "all to save 5-10% on no state income tax" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "extreme right-wing state laws", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "Ya’ll Queda governing the awkward state laws" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "harsher immigration detention", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 10, "evidence": "ICE detentions are worse in Texas" } ] } }, { "author": "ThisIsMyUsername303", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "high property taxes persist after retirement", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "they will still have super high property taxes" } ] } }, { "author": "toffeehooligan", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Austin is a shell of its former self", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 25, "evidence": "It is a shell of what it used to be." } ] } }, { "author": "Top-Effort-3041", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Politics": [ { "reason": "Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 36, "evidence": "Maybe the politics" } ] } }, { "author": "transitforever", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "weaker clean-air and clean-water protections", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 1, "evidence": "we fought long and hard for the things we have here like clean water and air" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "loss of women's rights", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 5, "evidence": "I honestly don't feel like women have the same rights in that state. Because we don't." } ] } }, { "author": "trashgnar", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "performative progressive-city culture", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 36, "evidence": "they are all trying too hard and it’s cheesy and performative" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "bad Texas weather", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 36, "evidence": "the weather in Texas sucks" } ] } }, { "author": "TreatNo5227", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "no beach", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "and no beach" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "hot, humid weather", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "Austin is hot and sticky" }, { "reason": "bothersome bugs", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 22, "evidence": "with bugs" } ] } }, { "author": "TrenbalonieSandwich", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "inferior Mexican food", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 3, "evidence": "The only downside to Austin is it's Mexican food." } ] } }, { "author": "Valuable_Cable4280", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "less cosmopolitan and culturally rich", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "San Francisco is still more cosmopolitan, culturally rich, and frankly more educated than ATX." }, { "reason": "fewer activities not centered on outdoor drinking", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "more activities that don’t involve drinking outside" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "byzantine Texas politics", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "TX politics are truly byzantine" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "poor public education", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "the public education and transit systems are garbage" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "poor public transit", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 4, "evidence": "the public education and transit systems are garbage" } ] } }, { "author": "videomilitia", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "poor Texas barbecue", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 79, "evidence": "their BBQ is TRAAAAASH" } ] } }, { "author": "Walknshan", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "Los Angeles's multicultural food scene", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "experience amazing food from so many cultures" }, { "reason": "The appealing version of old Austin no longer exists", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "the place I fantasize about doesn’t really exist anymore" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "Severe allergies", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "the allergies, heat & humidity were HARD to get used to again" }, { "reason": "Inferior medical care", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "the medical care here is incredibly superior" }, { "reason": "Cockroaches, scorpions, and other household pests", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "a 3 inch cockroach flying overhead or in your slipper" } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "Easy access to beaches and mountain hiking in Los Angeles", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "easy it is to visit the beach, hike in the mountains" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "Loss of abortion protections", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "no roe v wade protections" }, { "reason": "MAGA politics eroding social civility", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "MAGA has entitled a certain sect of the rednecks" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "Schools and roads cannot cope with winter ice and snow", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "Schools have to shut down constantly in the winter" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "Anxiety about ubiquitous open carry", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "they get so nervous between open carry everywhere" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "Prolonged extreme heat and humidity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "90+ days in a row with it over 90 degrees plus humidity" }, { "reason": "Unpleasant cold, ice, and snow", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 155, "evidence": "So was the cold" } ] } }, { "author": "weirdoonmaplestreet", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "California offers a distinctive quality of life not found elsewhere", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 97, "evidence": "there is no where like it" } ] } }, { "author": "WiseIndustry2895", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "No Prop 13-style property-tax protection", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 136, "evidence": "Texas has no prop 13" } ] } }, { "author": "XenoPhex", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Cost of Living": [ { "reason": "property taxes can exceed California income-tax savings", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "the property tax increase overshadows the state income taxes loss" } ], "Culture / Lifestyle": [ { "reason": "limited food and cultural variety", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "as diverse as a generic mall’s food court" } ], "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "poor accommodation of food allergies", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "People in TX don’t take allergies seriously" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "loss of rights for women and minorities", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "Are you a woman or minority? Well there goes your rights" } ], "Public Services / Infrastructure": [ { "reason": "poor non-STEM K-12 education", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "Even the good schools are terrible for non-STEM education" } ], "Security / Safety": [ { "reason": "pervasive gun presence", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "Californians forgot that guns exist" }, { "reason": "racism affecting minority residents", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "Californians forgot that racism is still a problem" } ], "Urban Form / Transportation": [ { "reason": "car dependence and limited transit", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "You need to drive 45 minutes+ to do anything" } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "much hotter than expected", "post_id": "1u1b9o7", "subreddit": "sanfrancisco", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "it’s way hotter than expected" } ] } }, { "author": "xxxfashionfreakxxx", "account_types": [ "firsthand_current_or_former_resident" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "more opportunity outside Texas", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 54, "evidence": "and for more opportunity" } ], "Politics": [ { "reason": "disagreement with Texas state politics", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 54, "evidence": "I left Texas because I disagreed with the state politics" } ] } }, { "author": "yo1979", "account_types": [ "firsthand_californian_returnee", "firsthand_left_austin" ], "buckets": { "Health / Environment": [ { "reason": "bugs", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "Bugs." } ], "Nature / Sightseeing": [ { "reason": "flat, ugly landscape with little greenery", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "Flat. Ugly landscape." } ], "Weather": [ { "reason": "extreme heat and humidity", "post_id": "1u1pxlk", "subreddit": "AskLosAngeles", "top_level_comment": 46, "evidence": "Hot. Humid." } ] } }, { "author": "Zubba776", "account_types": [ "general_explanation" ], "buckets": { "Jobs / Economy": [ { "reason": "Austin residence was solely job-dependent", "post_id": "1u1pydg", "subreddit": "sandiego", "top_level_comment": 19, "evidence": "both were only there for work; once they got the chance they bolted back to San Diego" } ] } } ] }