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protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

“Where ambition goes to die” has been an unofficial motto here in Austin for decades. We’re too busy enjoying our lives to be bothered overworking ourselves. Guys like this dude have been trying hard to ruin the vibe recently, and he’s welcome to return from whence he came so we can keep chiling

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_wizard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Lived there for a decade. Moved to NC this past July. Getting out of the state was the best thing I could have done.

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- protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Cool
  
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  - fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It is, comparably. But still pretty hot.
    
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reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
He is right about it being scorching hot tho. It’s starting to feel like I’m living in Palm Springs.

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- protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This…this is new
  
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  - RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Maybe, but it’s only ever going to get worse. All of Texas and most of the west as a whole are going to be unlivable soon.
    
    The smart people are leaving now. Anyone who isn’t is going to be fucked when it becomes a refugee crisis.
    
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    protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    This is a severe exaggeration. I’d still rather live somewhere where it hits 105 every day for 6 weeks than where it snows for 6 months. Austin’s fall, winter, and spring are great
    
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    jumperalex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yup. I had a rental condo in Vegas I sold after 20 years because I read the writing on the wall. And Vegas is doing an amazing job of preparing for water issues.
    
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    SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Everyone trying to squeeze more water out of the same rivers and reservoirs.
    
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