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Just looking at it again, in the top 10, all the states but Idaho are in the south. Maybe people are tired of the cold long winters and want more sunshine.
My whole business is 100% remote and it’s been that way for 5 years, so nothing changed for us during the last 2 years. I personally love remote work if you can make it work.
In Utah is most of the remote work turning into more Hybrid work(1-2 days in the office)? Traffic getting back to pre-Covid days? It seems like this is the way it’s going here.
 
Bucknutz said:
Just looking at it again, in the top 10, all the states but Idaho are in the south. Maybe people are tired of the cold long winters and want more sunshine.
My whole business is 100% remote and it’s been that way for 5 years, so nothing changed for us during the last 2 years. I personally love remote work if you can make it work.
In Utah is most of the remote work turning into more Hybrid work(1-2 days in the office)? Traffic getting back to pre-Covid days? It seems like this is the way it’s going here.
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There’s a lot to this. My wife does hybrid work. They do it for several reasons:

1. Since it’s hybrid, they require less office space which means they pay less for commercial office space since they’ll never have 100 percent of their employees come in.

2. At least half the employees have kids. So it’s almost like an unpaid benefit to do hybrid work since one can work from home without having to pay for daycare.

3. Environmentally, it’s a huge plus. Less gas and time spent on I-15 gridlock.

True, not every job is as flexible. Some jobs just don’t work well for remote/hybrid work. Like education, where children learn best in person and making connections socially. Also, it’s not always amazing to try and work with kids at home. So some people at my wife’s work actually leave for work to get a break from kids. LOL
 
The Thriller said:
Exactly. People moving from more expensive to less expensive states has been going on for at least my lifetime. Anyone else remember when there wasn’t anything between the Lehi Roller Mills and the prison? I remember as a kid going to a fun water park just above the prison and below widow maker road in Draper. One of my favorite rides used to be driving on what’s now Timp highway from I-15 Timp cave. There wasn’t anything out there and you could see the entire valley. Then Micron built their building. And then things exploded. Anyone else remember that narrow road? Utah in the 80s and early 90s was still a really rural place. Like there were still spaces in-between most towns so it actually mean something if you lived in Riverton, Sandy, etc. Now it’s just all endless sprawl.

When we lived in Sandy, our landlord talked about how he bought his house in the 80s for under $100k. It’s now worth well over $800k due to all the people moving in and building in Sandy/Draper. Around Dimple Dell it still retains its rural roots. There are still some properties with horses and large lots from when there wasn’t a run on housing.

I’m guessing once Lehi and Saratoga are built out, the overspill will continue into Payson and Nephi. Those are some nice communities that are fairly cheap right now. Give it another 10-15 years and they’ll probably be the next Saratoga/Lehi.

Once Utah is built out, where to next? Wyoming? Will we see a re-calibration of the population moving back to states that had previously seen losses?
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My father worked at the prison when I was a boy, early/mid 70s, his office was in a trailer inside the outer walls but not where general population could access unless they were brought out by the guards. Which is a preface to telling you that we were taken out there many weekends when he had paperwork to do. And, yeah, there was nothing from like 45th S, maybe even 33rd. Just empty.
 
Bucknutz said:
Just looking at it again, in the top 10, all the states but Idaho are in the south. Maybe people are tired of the cold long winters and want more sunshine.
My whole business is 100% remote and it’s been that way for 5 years, so nothing changed for us during the last 2 years. I personally love remote work if you can make it work.
In Utah is most of the remote work turning into more Hybrid work(1-2 days in the office)? Traffic getting back to pre-Covid days? It seems like this is the way it’s going here.
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Yep. Running a porn website is absolutely the best.
 
gandalfe said:
My father worked at the prison when I was a boy, early/mid 70s, his office was in a trailer inside the outer walls but not where general population could access unless they were brought out by the guards. Which is a preface to telling you that we were taken out there many weekends when he had paperwork to do. And, yeah, there was nothing from like 45th S, maybe even 33rd. Just empty.
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The Thriller said:
Good post. I’d just like to add that he feeds into the mentality of GOP voters that even the worst Republican is still better than ANY Democrat. How can anyone of any character still support Santos? I guess all that matters is power. McCarthy needs him to become speaker and he needs McCarthy to not make this a big deal. And Repub voters want to win, no matter the costs. Even if it means electing another narcissist who’ll say anything to get elected.

After all, they excused Trump for far worse. Right?
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Good read:

www.theatlantic.com

The Terrifying Future of the American Right

What I saw at the National Conservatism Conference
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com

The idea that the left controls absolutely everything—from your smartphone to the money supply to your third grader’s curriculum—explains the apocalyptic tone that was the dominating emotional register of this conference. The politicians’ speeches were like entries in the catastrophism Olympics:

“The left’s ambition is to create a world beyond belonging,” said Hawley. “Their grand ambition is to deconstruct the United States of America.”

“The left’s attack is on America. The left hates America,” said Cruz. “It is the left that is trying to use culture as a tool to destroy America.”

“We are confronted now by a systematic effort to dismantle our society, our traditions, our economy, and our way of life,” said Rubio.
 
One Brow said:
skullsinthestars.com

An intro to Mastodon from a relative newcomer!

“So your favorite social media site has been taken over by a bumbling fascist-friendly narcissist.” Mine, too. With Twitter under new management that leaves me very pessimistic about it…
skullsinthestars.com skullsinthestars.com

I'm not on Twitter or Mastodon, but I thought this link might come in handy for those who are thinking of switching.
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www.secjuice.com

Mastodon: A Social Media Platform For Pedophiles

Mastodon is a social media platform dominated by pedophiles and most of its content is child porn.
www.secjuice.com www.secjuice.com
 
Speaking of Mastodon, I noticed in recent months that many professional archaeologists were discussing migrating over to Mastodon, doing so, and encouraging others to join them. I see where that is the case in many disciplines:

github.com

GitHub - nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon: A list of various lists consisting of academics on Mastodon

A list of various lists consisting of academics on Mastodon - nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon
github.com github.com

thestrugglingscientists.com

The Complete Guide to Mastodon and Twitter for Academics - The Struggling Scientists 2025

In this article, we will explore the differences between Mastodon and Twitter, as well as the benefits of using Mastodon for academics.
thestrugglingscientists.com thestrugglingscientists.com

Some pros and cons:

www.nature.com

Should I join Mastodon? A scientists’ guide to Twitter’s rival

The open-source platform has added nearly half a million users in little more than a week — but should scientists make the leap? We examine the pros and cons.
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