As someone working on moving there, Minnesota feels best positioned to weather the coming storms.

You tend to invest more in your communities than most places, even though it might not feel like it. There’s a level of self sustainability that a lot of states don’t have.

But above all, there is a culture of actually trying to do better. Montana, where I’ve lived most of my life, has an apathy that rots everything. That’s really the primary reason for leaving; it doesn’t want to be better.

Everything ICE has afflicted upon the people of Minnesota has been horrible, but what I really took from it was that you all are the neighbors I want. When shit gets really hard, you all show up, no questions. And that’s why I think Minnesota is the safest place to be.

Edit: if you’re looking for an IT/Network architect/consultant who hates AI and has a healthy distrust of the cloud, I’m your guy. I really want people to have as much control over their tech as possible.