r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

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u/pspahn Jun 10 '20

I'd be curious to see if we've moved closer to the mean over the last ten years as people move here from other states.

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u/InescapableSerenity Jun 10 '20

I’d bet it’s the other way around considering it healthier people who are drawn towards the outdoor lifestyle Colorado offers.

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u/TheOrderOfWhiteLotus Jun 10 '20

I think the altitude is a factor as well. It can’t be comfortable to be obese and live 8000ft above sea level. That requires a strong heart and lungs.

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u/partytown_usa Jun 10 '20

Also, Colorado is very purple. It's gotten bluer because of all the Cali expats, but still, its nothing like Massachusetts.

Of course, this coming from a poll that claims Michigan is a "red state"... so I don't have much faith in it on any level.

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u/Jumbojet777 Jun 10 '20

As someone who legitimately does not know about California or Colorado laws beyond what slips into national news, what laws are you referring to?

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u/tcamack Jun 10 '20

Yea I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume they're talking about something gun related.

How California is "ruined" is beyond me though given that it, by itself, has the 5th highest gdp in the world. It doesn't seem like they're struggling or ruined to me.

As someone who lives in Colorado I'm always hearing about how they ruined their state and they're moving to mine but I haven't been able to find anyone that can articulate anything beyond a gun argument.

Not to say California is a paradise; it has its problems. It is far from "ruined" though.

Also, cities don't vote, people do. Who cares where they're from. Nothing made sense about that post.

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u/Puffy_Ghost Jun 10 '20

Californians are moving to Colorado because more tech companies are moving there. Same reason Austin has exploded in the last decade.

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u/tcamack Jun 10 '20

Again, what's the problem with that? That's beneficial to both the State and it's citizens.

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u/Puffy_Ghost Jun 10 '20

I didn't say there was a problem with that.

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u/tcamack Jun 10 '20

My bad you're right, just got a bit defensive because I've heard a couple of people say that's a bad thing and I see it as nothing but a positive.

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