Despite the so-called "Great California Exodus" that has seen residents leave the state in droves, mostly because of the high cost of living, there are plenty of people bucking the trend and making their way to the Bay Area.
    • sartalon@lemmy.world
      322·
      1 year ago

      If the headline was the only thing you read, yes. The article actually says it still has a net loss every year.

      It even says it still has a net 60k/year net loss to Texas alone.

      The article’s missing headline was driven from the single point that of the people moving to Califorinia, the largest percentage was from Texas.

      • restingboredface@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        Which makes sense given the size of Texas. I would think the percentage would reflect the relative proportion of people in the states.

      • Octavio@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        So, 60 thousand people is like 0.15% of California’s population. That’s like a 400 lb. man going on a diet and losing 9.6 ounces. Is it really even worth mentioning?

          • Octavio@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 year ago

            I don’t remember, tbh. I do agree with your comment that the headline is misleading in that it implies wrongly that net migration from Texas to California is positive.

            I do think people make way too much of the net migration from California to Texas, which I think can fairly be described as negligible. I don’t recall what made me think that a reply to your comment was the best place to make that argument. Maybe because this was where I was when I saw the 60k figure. Sorry if it was off-putting.