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The author argues that Florida is struggling in many ways recently. Ron DeSantis' handling of the COVID pandemic led to many preventable deaths in Florida, contradicting early articles praising his response. Now DeSantis is known more for his anti-gay and anti-science stances rather than effective governance. His campaign for president seems doomed to fail due to his lack of charisma and poor performance as governor. The author expresses sympathy for Florida residents dealing with the fallout of climate change, disasters, and poor leadership.

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[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Not sure why people in Florida are not just leaving in mass. Florida seems somewhat doomed as the result of climate change.

[–] Master@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Generally speaking you cant just up and leave. You have a job, a house or apartment. You can just randomly find a job in another state at the drop of a hat and even if you can you might not be able to find a home. Then you have to factor in moving away from your family and friends and kid's friends and their school and.

Unless you just have stupid money laying around no one can afford to uproot their entire life and just move somewhere else.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People move for work all the time. This is not a huge problem. Moving two jobs though is harder. Moving a business is even harder.

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