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Why I Regret Moving to Las Vegas (from California)
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@thesqaanalyst
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@caul8820
Жыл бұрын
Yeah next vid is titled why I'm leaving California for the 2nd time. Never happy no matter where he is. Angry dude. Imagin being a friend of his. OMG chronic complaining and listening to how unhappy he is. Put this guy on meds pls. STFU already. On & on & on & on
@caul8820
Жыл бұрын
People at Goggle didn't like him. They said he is a weirdo.
@Nileking300
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@nutsandcams
Жыл бұрын
@@caul8820tell us more pls 😅
Notice how he referred the homeless as trash! This bloke comes across as a selfish, winging little snob!
@kimwarner1681
5 ай бұрын
If you live here, you will understand what he means when he says that. He isn’t referring to people that are down on their luck. The majority of homeless here are junkies & they’re dangerous. They use the sidewalks as their toilets. They run rampant in the grocery stores, screaming in a meth psychosis. I saw it for myself. Very few here are homeless due to job losses, it’s drugs.
I’m originally from the bay. Been living in Vegas for 22 years. The best way to live in Vegas is to stay away from everyone.
@Thisismeofcourse
4 ай бұрын
how would you describe the people in Vegas? Was considering moving there but I am an introvert, with good values. Is it a bad idea?
@michaelellringer5600
4 ай бұрын
@@Thisismeofcourse The coldest most unfriendly people you'll meet anywhere.
@dsrrellgriffith1161
Ай бұрын
@@michaelellringer5600 and the worst drivers,,,car insurance is outrageous in Las Vegas
@michaelellringer5600
Ай бұрын
@@dsrrellgriffith1161 I moved to Tucson 6 years ago for more sanity. You see tickers here and there, even on mailboxes: Be Kind! Any time an aggressive driver gets behind me, immediately I think: Oh crap, someone just moved to Tucson from Las Vegas!
@onetruekeeper
Ай бұрын
Vegas was founded by criminals and gangsters.
I moved here a year ago and I hate. This city sucks. When I leave Las Vegas I will not come back
@melaruiz4781
3 ай бұрын
K
@wubranch1
Ай бұрын
Finally someone not lying to themselves.
@JFR-hh3qv
24 күн бұрын
@hunterscott5836 Great, you won't be missed, bye
I was born and raised in LA. I never wanted to leave. But because of the Homeless people, taxes and garbage in the streets I moved to Las Vegas 4 years ago. I have met the best people and had the best time of my life. I live South of Las Vegas and it is awesome here. I work for a Tech Company. There are tons of nerdy Tech people here. The people here are much nicer than Los Angeles. Mary Jane Falls, Lake Mead, Red Rock, The Bird Preserve are just a few of the beautiful places here.
@eded24
Жыл бұрын
Nah everyone knows people in Las Vegas are trash and not educated and most are drunk drivers and drug heads hanging in the streets .
@aneva2464
Жыл бұрын
Hi ! Super inspired by your comment, im in SoCal right now and I’m completely suffocating. Lost my healthcare job due to injury and heartbroken by a cheating manboy/fiancé. dying for escape, I considered getting in to tech got a basic web dev certification last year. But kinda didn’t have the confidence to keep going due to low self esteem back then. May I ask what do you do in tech ? And if there is some jobs out there or internships opportunities in company you might know off? I feel like I need to change my world or I won’t survive here.
@NatashaRaisorGlam
Жыл бұрын
@@aneva2464 I work security for a tech company. I know they do hire engineers a lot. It is a self driving car company. It’s called Motional, there is a Google out here, also a company called Switch, it’s a tech company that does work for the government. Nellis Air-Force base has tech jobs for civilian contractors. I will ask some of my tech friends if they know some other places. I like living in Henderson. Green Valley, Mc Donald Ranch, Silverado Ranch are good areas in Henderson close to the airport and Strip. You deserve the best keep your crown on queen👸🏾
@NatashaRaisorGlam
Жыл бұрын
@@jonsmith8746 I know The Wells in Henderson is good. I will ask some people at work for another suggestion
@TrumpyBooden
Жыл бұрын
Aren’t they raising your rent every year? NV doesn’t have rent control . Literally every apt I lived in tried to raise my rent $500 when the lease was up. Glad you’re having a good experience but I had to get the hell out of there.
The closer you live to nature the better off your soul will be.
@walterwhite1
Жыл бұрын
Amen 🙏🏻 there’s not much nature left in California though
@kcoughlan123
4 ай бұрын
@@walterwhite1😂you've obviously never been to California
@walterwhite1
4 ай бұрын
@@kcoughlan123 I live in California dude.
@libramoon9968
3 ай бұрын
dont end up missing in nature or David Paulides will be talking about you in Missing 411
@joltjolt5060
2 ай бұрын
We built houses to keep nature out.
When I moved from Germany to Las Vegas, the first two years I had only one friend in this town and it was pure luck that I met her. Yes I loved the city itself, but couldn't find good people I trust that I wanted to become friends with. Then I moved to an other high rise and directly noticed that the people there were so different. I became friends with many of my neighbors and they introduced me to their friends as well. Now I have very interesting & smart people around me all the time. Some of them became family to me. We also go on vacation trips together. So hang in there, you will find good people you can 100% trust. Just give it a bit more time and try different things.
@apt62
Жыл бұрын
Same with me. Now I love living in Las Vegas.
@xlasvegan7x
Жыл бұрын
I am also moving into a NLV home that I previously rented put. I was fearful but soon realized that it wasn’t bad at all. My neighbors are quiet and respectful and I’ve had Amazon stuff sitting outside for weeks not one thing got swiped. Water quality not so good but I keep consumption to a bare minimum. I would rather live there than have to stare at someone’s tent in front of my million plus dollar house.
@chrishaz1122
Жыл бұрын
I'm moving there in October from England any advice?
@swegotech8466
Жыл бұрын
@@chrishaz1122 Chris, I do not know how often you have been in Vegas before. In general to get a bit more familiar with the city I would try staying in a hotel or extended stay would be a good start 2-3 weeks before you decide to move to a certain area. When you want it is really not that hard to meet Vegas locals (when you are not an introvert type of person) Also for the start you could look up if there is a comunity/forum/facebook group for people from England who are living in Vegas. When I moved from Germany to Vegas, I honestly first avoided the German community here, because I thought I do not need to leave Germany to hang out with germans. lol. However, my wife went to their meeting once and met one super nice person who invited us to a party.... just on this party alone we made a lot of good friends. Beside that it is always easy to become friends with people you have something in common. So let's say you ride bicycles, motorcycles, love hiking, soccer or whatever. There will be a meetup group for this or a club in Vegas you can join. This all might sound a bit hard first, but reality is when you are able to meet 2-3 good people who like you a lot, they will give you access to all their friends. Also living in Vegas feels more like you are in a small village. Yes there are many tourists in town, BUT you will notice soon that you will meet always the same locals at the parties or events. Chris, I hope some of my ideas were a bit helpful for you and I wish you all the best for your adventure (it's a cool expierence to move to a different country, I love it here so much)
@chrishaz1122
Жыл бұрын
@@swegotech8466 wow amazing advice thank you so much and yes I will be having a month over there then I'm going to see if I want to live there buy I'm more then sure I will be staying........ say hello when I'm over my brother 👋
I moved to Vegas 2 years ago and it was the best decision I've ever made. I've never been happier. I love it here.
@FHOFHO2424
Жыл бұрын
Vegas been good to me!😊🌴
@paidpromo4070
Жыл бұрын
@@FHOFHO2424 I want to move to Vegas
@nicotuanoiii4930
Жыл бұрын
Me too! Planning to move to Vegas!
@landonbarretto4933
Жыл бұрын
Well, you lack substance, elegance and are shallow.
@RP-le1fp
Жыл бұрын
Go for it, but I promise you my words will ring in your ears. When it comes to Las Vegas and NLV, you will be lucky to leave either city with anything at all.
There're many reasons why people love to live in California. Yes, it's expensive to live here, but I think it's worth it.
@cartierwhite_lasvegas
11 күн бұрын
So very true
You won't meet friends in Vegas, the same way you do in California because the lifestyle is a bit different. You need to get out to events and meet people, once you do, your circle of friends grows, and longer-term residents/locals know that, so you are embraced. I hardly met anyone my first year in 2014 but once I started getting out there, I met a good circle of friends.
@Tyiion
3 ай бұрын
He refers to people as “low quality people.” Better not unleash him on unsuspecting people by telling him to go out more.
Thank you for the update AZT400X is done right, and waiting is part of the process,
TIP. When you miss your old office job - you think going back to it, will make you feel better. But when you do - you will immediately feel like you've GONE BACK in life. Not forward. The people you have good memories of working with, are gone. Times and technology have changed too. It won't feel the same at all. You need something new in life. In TechLead's case - I think he should start or buy his own business. There's no reason he can't become a big tech player out there.
@HarryHamsterChannel
11 ай бұрын
You mean accept the fact that it's time to stop selling out, take a chance, progress and move on? I'll buy that.
Omg you hit it on the quality of people here. I am an extrovert and I absolutely hate the people here. Been here since 2007 and still don’t have friends. I hate it here
@kevinnorris6558
4 ай бұрын
If you've spent 17 years trying to make friends and still haven't made any decent ones, the problem may not be them. Instead, the problem might be you.
Leaving California was the best decision of my life
@Mia-sp5wh
Жыл бұрын
Where you moved to ?
@KCJbomberFTW
5 ай бұрын
I bet it wasnt😂
@michaelellringer5600
4 ай бұрын
Liar!
@TheGreatBlumpkin
3 ай бұрын
Far far away from people like@@michaelellringer5600
@markalanjacobson
2 ай бұрын
I doubt it
riff raff people! 100% Vegas
I currently live in Los Angeles and it's so disgustingly unfair how expensive homes are. Yeah the weather, food and people are nice but we are a family of 5 and a 1500 sq ft home for $4k/ month rent is not cutting it.
@TrumpyBooden
Жыл бұрын
Try Oxnard
@dianavasile8067
Жыл бұрын
You can thank the governor for the high cost of living in California
@cybersandoval85
Жыл бұрын
@@dianavasile8067 lol. Which one. It's always been expensive here
@Ppeshku
Жыл бұрын
4k month rent roflmao
@boneyn3661
Жыл бұрын
Here in Vancouver, BC, ave rents for a one bdrm apt are close to 3k/mth now.
Rumors were that Amazon would launch AZT400X this month and judging from this it's pretty accurate haha
if AZT400X can grow organically like that they will dominate that industry
I lived in Vegas for 8 months in 2009-2010. I only had my husband his mom and brother. I didn’t have friends I was BORED. Came back to California
This guy complaints about everything.
@TheRussianGenius
8 ай бұрын
Like you should if the complaints are valid. The world is a pit the way it is now.
He's not lying, or trolling etc. I came to Vegas as well like a year ago, I'm not a millionaire like him but tbh I have a lot of the same complaints. I've never drank the water here, I've read the same things and I don't trust the water here. The city, is kind of a mess, it's cheap here for certain things but also pretty expensive, it's not cheap to do "fun things" here if it doesn't involve a casino...they charge an arm and a leg to do fun things here, I went to a museum here and it was 60 bucks per person...for a museum. I'd say living in Vegas is mid. And yeah it's hard to make friends here because people here tend to be very fickle. It's ok... I mean not the worst place I've ever lived but it's really not that great to live here. There is a lot of other things I can mention, like if you have kids... The public schools here are very bad, UNLV is a decent college but it's not that great. This city isn't really kid oriented or family friendly. Lot of negative sht going on here, yeah there is low traffic congestion but people drive crazy af here. I've witnessed 3 different accidents right in front of me here. And he's wrong about danger, Las Vegas is in the top 10 most dangerous cities as far as murder rate, there is a lot of burglary and strong armed robbery going on here, shootings happen pretty much every other day, a shooting happened at my apartment complex a couple weeks ago and there was a bunch of cops circling, nobody got hit though. Good things, I'd say the weather is still good even though the summer kindof sucks, there is a lot going on here, if you want to be in entertainment, hotel management, or services oriented industry, it's a great city for that, a lot of trade shows and stuff like that happen here and sometimes you can find deals to do fun stuff. But overall it's mid, and it's really not that cheap... Yeah no state income tax but they make up for that in other ways trust me. I've never paid more for car insurance and registration than I have here and I've lived in several cities. Kindof interesting, beat the bush recently mentioned he sortof regrets leaving electrical engineering for a career as a content creator on KZread, and he doesn't pull the numbers you do so. Idk, you guys did that, now you're doing this... Can't go back in time. Oh and lastly, you should probably look at Henderson or Summerline before you decide full on to go back to CA. I'm surprised you didn't mention either. I'm looking at getting an apartment in summerline, it's gonna be high but I think worth it over where I'm at now.
@cathrynm
Жыл бұрын
You can get bottled water delivered. It is kind of an ugly place. I prefer a house to a condo, if you’re home all the time.
Jeff Bezos is a visionary. AZT400X is a long hold
@peymanghaemi370
Жыл бұрын
are these bots? thats like stealing money in day-light to me
@KrzysztofC-1
Жыл бұрын
@@peymanghaemi370 yep
@porscheprairie3232
Жыл бұрын
Your mom's also a long hold...
I am from Los Angeles. California and I have lived in Vegas for 10 years and I have zero friends or associates.
I been living in Vegas for 11 years but now im considering on moving back to Texas next year.
@melaruiz4781
3 ай бұрын
Why Alex? Are you o.k?
I lived in Vegas for 5 years, originally from California, and moved back after 5 years.
What matters most are the people you spend time with, having somekind of family. Your life seems very isolated even for an introvert. Wishing you all the best
He probably lost all his money on gambling, so he has to move into a tent in LA.
Burnt out KZreadrs ending up in Las Vegas is a crack up comment. If you were on stage, you would get laughs from the audience with that one. Your talk was very interesting and made me think that it seems like it boils down to our extent of being programmed. If I had $1 billion and went through the Ferraris and shiny homes as you put it, it all gets boring after a while, so I like the way you spoke about being more internal in your head. It seems much more valid. This level of existence can get boring real fast unless we have something more ethereal to think about.
You're looking in the wrong places for the wrong things. You want family.
Honestly as a Vegas native I'm surprised you moved here. My brother recently moved from here to San Diego and he does not coming back and I understand. My attachment to this place is just solely because I grew up here. Once you get outside of the casinos, there is not much besides heat and dirt. Nevada is a very spread out, outdoorsy type place. Worth checking out. But some people don't like the solace of the open desert. I do. I will trade California beaches for our sunsets and vast open nothingness. Ever been horseback riding in the open desert? Land sail on a dry lake bed? Go skeet shooting? Camp in the open desert with nobody around for miles. Drive a dune buggy or quad flat out. Go River rafting through a canyon. Go to a brothel (probably not), go to a ghost town or up north to some of the older towns like Virginia City or Carson? I guess you don't know the joy of being in a little house out in the middle of nowhere with nobody around. Grilling up some up some steaks with a nice drink and a smoke. Purple and orange skys. Vastness for miles. Blanket of stars in total darkness when the sun goes down. California is a different vibe entirely then Nevada. People are typically laid back, anywhere but Vegas. In Vegas most people are very closed off. Especially outside of Vegas. Vegas is kinda some what like California. (Depends on what you are doing in the city). Las Vegas is a black hole in reality in the desert.
@mojo.adventures
5 ай бұрын
Well said 👍 Don't give away too much of it's charm though. All of the beautiful desert will be ruined here too and sold to the highest mega-corp like they do in CA. Better to let them just complain and move away. You only have to look at what's become of Joshua Tree or Alabama Hills if you want to see how much they care about the environment and outdoor areas there. We won't even go back now and it was one of our favourite areas...
Tomorrow: I am leaving California .. it seems shotgun shells are bad for your health.
@dsrrellgriffith1161
3 ай бұрын
depends where u live in cali,,,,hahaha,,,,,goodluck
I moved to Vegas from LA and the ent industry just over a year ago. Never thought I'd want to live in Vegas years prior, but I'm 100% happier. Why? Because of the quality of people. Away from the strip, the culture is very sane, warm, human and most importantly, not woke. People are also friendly for the sake of being friendly - just enough not to be intrusive, and usually not with some ulterior motive. Drivers are also conscious about pedestrians. It's the opposite of LA. My neighborhood is a paradise. Mountains surround me. They even get covered in snow during the winter months. I absolutely love it. Mark Wahlberg was right.
@edwardteach5728
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great, which neighborhood do you live in?
@hawk0156
Жыл бұрын
@@edwardteach5728 close to summerlin
@mistywol2383
10 ай бұрын
Lmfao you lost me at “drivers are also conscious of pedestrians”. 😂 HELL nah!
@hawk0156
10 ай бұрын
@@mistywol2383 try taking a walk around the Lakes area then try around Burbank CA. Count how many drivers stop their car and pull back and pull back for you to cross. Difference is night and day. Around the strip, maybe not.
@MrTrapaholic33
9 ай бұрын
Quality of ppl? Bro u live in summerlin of course ur gonna be around better ppl lol and I’m pretty sure most of the useful ppl u met aren’t even from vegas. The education system here is so broken that dam near all our skilled workers come from other states. But the fked up part is that all the highest paying service industry jobs(tip related) are in this city so ppl always have a way out which is fked up cuz nobody even their parents take education serious.
Just boil the water. Even boiled piss is 100% bacterias free. Dude if you move on all time you basically running away from yourself Dig within bro
@Eric_Cartman_30
27 күн бұрын
😂😂
I will never return to California, ever. I have zero regrets moving to LV. I'm also in tech.
@charlech
Жыл бұрын
“Not quality people” 😂
@ecommerce732
Жыл бұрын
@@charlech If he's staying in Hotels near the strip he's not wrong, he has to hang out in Summerlin or Henderson more.
@Siegefya
Жыл бұрын
Summerline and Henderson are actually pretty nice.
@hammypie
Жыл бұрын
How do u fix the hard water in ur house? I’m going to be in lv soon. (Edit: leaving CA too)
@thesqaanalyst
Жыл бұрын
@@hammypie I had a water softener installed. I also have filtered water at the frig level. I'm happy where we're at but we can always do more. Just depends on how much you want to invest.
Bro I did the same thing. Lived in LA, then moved to Vegas. We left after a year and a half and wento to Colorado. My tip for the time you're there is amazon shower filters, and under sink water filters. I know your pain and love being around trees again. God speed good sir!
We are double Ivys, both professionals, attorney, finance, lived here 23 years, Las Vegas as I have said for a long time you either love it or hate it. Some of your criticisms are fair, but ultimately Las Vegas is whatever you make of it. We aren't really interested in visiting with others, work, family and enjoying desert southwest at a relatively low cost of living compared to SoCal, East Coast makes this an easy choice for us. No place is perfect, but for us LV has so many more positives than negatives, BUT fundamentally it is dry, sun, desert, no state income tax, wonderful restaurants, shows, can't go wrong. Best wishes.
LA is filled with homeless people but sure, Las Vegas is the one that makes you think of Mad Max
@JosePerez-ml1zl
19 күн бұрын
I guess you are puting all the Las Vegas homeless people under a rug
I lived in Las Vegas for two years and all I met were hustlers. There was always a feeling of desperation in the air. Not my vibe.
@kimwarner1681
5 ай бұрын
You can tell by the look in their eyes. They all have that same shifty look to them.
Yes you are not wrong it’s not the city people say it is. Especially that everything cost more but it’s a desert. Many people find out within 2, years majority leave ( casinos are pretty boring) and traffic is everywhere unfinished street work and bad water the kidneys will be the first to go.
I'm moving to Vegas from San Diego. I have a good friend there and I'm pretty social. I will pray about this. I'm looking forward to the food for sure.
@tonytran07
5 ай бұрын
Any updates sir?
I lived in Las Vegas for a couple of years but I returned to the Central Coast, I have to agree with you the water is disgusting and people aren't worth waisting your time on. Wish you the best good luck, I do go back periodically!!
Dude, I stumbled across this video purely by chance. At first (like within the first 10 seconds) I was ready to move on, but you caught my attention. I was impressed with the way you communicated exactly how you felt without a filter. You were untentionally humorous while being informative. I got a kick out of your video. Well done.
Los Angeles County is definitely the place to live. You just can’t beat our homeless population, extortionate rent prices, busy freeways, but there is absolutely no place I’d rather live in the world than LA. 😂
@michaelellringer5600
4 ай бұрын
And with an ever-growing light rail/subway system, you don't need a car anymore like you do in Sinless City.
I left California a year ago and am moving back. I never realized how much I took for granted living in that state. In retrospect the issues that made me want to leave are not nearly as bad as issues I have experienced living in CO near Denver. I also visit the East Coast frequently now for work, and I am really not a fan. Maybe something like Washington would be better but I don't know anybody there so moving back to CA is an easy choice for me. I have lived in Irvine before and it's a very nice and clean city with a high East Asian population. Always felt very safe there. Though it does have a bit of an artificial feel to it.
@dabbking
Жыл бұрын
The people in Washington suck
@stevethomas5209
Жыл бұрын
I was raised in California graduating from Irvine HS I even bought my first home there back in the 70 and 80's the Asians moved in and that turned out to be the best thing because it's super safe there. But I left a year ago and I'm not regretting it at all.
@l.d.8310
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Irvine and yes Asians make it nice and cultured as they take good care of their houses and respect your property
@l.d.8310
Жыл бұрын
Hard workers as well
@funkspinna
11 ай бұрын
@@stevethomas5209Yup. To be expected from a culture that values family (children raised by both parents), education and respects the law.
I never thought a KZreadr with 1M+ subscriber would want to go back to a normal 9-5.
Have you looked into reverse osmosis? My husband installed a reverse osmosis filtration system in about an hour. It cost about $300 and the water is almost distilled quality even after 3 years (no filters changed yet). We have this one tab now from where we get all of our drinking water.
A house is only a house, it takes people to make it a home. So keep searching for that home. :)
I’m from vegas and lived there most of my life, I’ve had small amounts of tap water never give me kidney stones. Just be sure to flush your system with filtered water or invest in a filter. I’m introvert as well and you can meet locals, stay strong. Best of luck
You have another option, which is to work as a senior freelance consultant for a part of the year, with a salary several times the one you'd get as an employee theoretically, and thus you'd get enough money working only for a few months in California, getting back what you have lost, while still enjoying the freedom of moving anywhere you want after having banked whatever amount you need in the year to travel around.
Appreciate your insights and honesty. As a female INTJ, I completely understand what you are saying.
If you end up moving somewhere alone, of course you would end up feeling lonely or not into the city life. I also think you are centered around your tech career, so it’s best to move to a city that has the market for tech so you can be around the same type of people (Boston, New York City, Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, Silicon Valley).
Any grown man interested in mario land in disney will never have friends. 😂
If you have a reasonable large family you can simply make your environment yourself, invite all the people you like and build your home yourself where you like it. If you are alone, you will never really be satisfied, as at some point you want people around, other times they are annoying. Nothing beats having people around you that you love.
@n8likesmath
Жыл бұрын
This is actually some pretty amazing insight
@bettylee234
Жыл бұрын
Yea pretty obvious he is lonely AS F because nobody ( no friends or family around him ) not even coworkers etc. Hence he's talking about going back to 9-5 job since misses being around people OVERALL 🙄
@johnmachenzie1613
Жыл бұрын
He got divorced recently and lost his kid.......
@mitchbandalan9450
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmachenzie1613 Huge difference with that. Ouch.
I kinda think the KZread as a career thing won't be a long term thing, it seems pretty oversaturated and it seems hard to imagine that everyone who is big now can keep it going for years and/or there will be another million people who will want to fill their shoes when they're done.
@Earthcitizen4609
Жыл бұрын
It's a economics 101 if more people willing to post videos in you tube , specially videos without much value like this , Saying he's a millionaire most home owners in Compton are millionaires if they sale their houses ,the high inflation and devalut6of the the dollar,the word millionaire is laughing argument, specially if you depend on click bait videos in you tube to pay your bills .
@Yet1moreUtuber
Жыл бұрын
Agree. Unless you make it really big, Always thought that KZread was not a solid finical foundation to depend on.
@all4Dorian
Жыл бұрын
YT is where the money is! Advertise on IG and TT
@kennixox262
Жыл бұрын
@@Earthcitizen4609 In Las Vegas, having a net worth north of ten million makes living here quite nice. One does have to evaluate with whom they socialize with. In order to live well and avoid riffraff, living in a neighborhood with homes starting over two million usually keeps the creeps out however, we have about two pro athletes here and some years ago O.J. Simpson moved into the neighborhood for a short time after he got out of jail. Never saw or heard anything from him. Only a few people on KZread by and large are successful, they have to "show" something, not just sit and whine about life.
@leetraviusmckay314
Жыл бұрын
He's a software engineer. He can become a digital nomad and live in Thailand
The TechLead has not lost his great sense of humor. By the way, I know people who moved to Irvine and have stayed put there for the duration(20+ yrs. now). They like the security, the schools, etc.
@startupsstartups5564
Жыл бұрын
What's special about Irvine?
@jayreedart
Жыл бұрын
@@startupsstartups5564 nothing. It's the most bland city in California.
I live in San Jose, California, and I'm a Bay Area Native. Yeah, it sucks here at times. Lotsa crime, police can't do much. Homeless people everywhere you go are no longer confined in the big cities. Bay Area has changed so much for the worse growing up. However, this is my home. My friends and family are here, and I'm staying put and hoping for the best because family and friends are everything while living here. Plus, California has the coast, and I love the beach. Plus, we have so many different geographies. Despite the politics, this is still a beautiful state.
@TravelsWithSophia
7 ай бұрын
Sad.
Living amongst quality people is definitely important
Ya Las Vegas is terrible to live. I barely like to visit alone. Never would live there alone
Buy a 1 gallon steam distiler, which will remove 100 percent of all minerals and salts from your tap water. It takes a few hours to distill one gallon, and costs about $1 for electricity.
Where do you think water is coming from in California?
@A_90210
Жыл бұрын
@TechLead-DeFi California gets it's water from Colorado via lake Mead.
Your/our problem is knowing too much. Its hard to be content this way sometimes. :)
As a former bay arean my self, my new life in Raleigh North Carolina has been absolutely amazing. Great tech scene and a lot more affordable than Cali. Plus we have the coast, and the mountains.
Next issue: Why I got mugged in LA and lost my job reporting it after moving in CA?
I have a similar experience. I was working at an accounting firm. I could have gone back to school, gotten my degree, worked my way up to becomming a controller at a good firm .. But then i went out to Vegas. Started playing poker and ive been doing that for two years while traveling around the country. Now im literally on the road, days away from returning to Vegas to continue playing poker. Some days id rather just be working as an accountant, working a 9-5 and earning an honest wage.
@Pondapple
Жыл бұрын
For God's sake, go back to the accounting field! And get yourself out of Las Vegas! There is no future in Vegas for you! It's not too late! Surely there are lots of job openings in the field right now. You're more likely to become a millionaire accountant than a millionaire poker player.
As someone from LA considering moving to Vegas, this video was very timely. Thank you ❤
@apt62
Жыл бұрын
I hated Las Vegas when I first moved here, now I can't move away.
@Dee-so3by
Жыл бұрын
@Alex, do us a favor, stay in California. We don't need anymore trash.
@analyticalmindset
Жыл бұрын
@@apt62 what is the common denominator that traps you and this KZreadr from mustering the strength to leave !? Lol I have to know
@MrGotIt88
Жыл бұрын
Make your own opinions
@landonbarretto4933
Жыл бұрын
@@apt62 You're shallow and inelegant. Of course you can't leave - you've found your people.
I really realized that I just strongly dislike the desert. I lived for a while in a different desert wasteland called Phoenix, but moved back to CA as soon as I could. Not even sure what the water quality was like because I was so distracted by the ungodly heat. People were largely pretty unfriendly, and I rarely ever saw my neighbors. Their houses were either unoccupied or they were holed up inside with blacked out window shades to escape said heat.
@gregorymiron8116
11 ай бұрын
I moved to Phoenix 35 years ago and have lived all over United States. Nothing or no one could have ever prepared me for what I was about to experience living in Phoenix. People told me that it was hot but it was a dry heat. Well I figured I've lived in South Florida for a year and Atlanta for 4 years so I figured it could be that bad. Needless to say it was like living in a n oven( a 115 degree oven. Friends of mine like to play tennis invited me to play and I figured okay we'll go around 8 or 9 a.m. well my friend said no we have to go at 6 a.m. by 8 a.m. it was already 95 and not a cloud in the sky and I knew I was going to die a million deaths. I never saw my neighbor's I thought people that all died in my neighborhood because temperature was so hot that nobody went out during the day. Sometimes I would see people at 1 or 1:30 a.m. outside walking their dog. The temperature had come down from 115 degrees to about 95 degrees. That someone who is a sunshine kind of person I never thought I'd see the day when I would wake up and look out my bedroom window and see that big ball of fire the Sun and I just knew I was going to be dying a million deaths that day. Because there's nothing to do for seven or eight months a year with all that heat there was nothing else to do but drink on the weekends and get drunk. After one year I could not take it anymore and I moved from Phoenix to California and have never looked back it would never go back there again. To me it was like hell on Earth.
@JonDoe-gi5zf
11 ай бұрын
In LA People are generally unfriendly Doosh bags
@sfrealestatedealmaker6001
10 ай бұрын
@@gregorymiron8116Funniest post ever 😂😂😂 “die a million deaths”
@club12b
10 ай бұрын
If you are 40 with kids this isn’t a good state. Poor school, Second in cancer rate in the country, poor healthcare, crime and heat. They last in healthcare and schools.
@cobracommander9138
10 ай бұрын
Some of my family sold their small house in Los Angeles and bought a mini mansion in Phoenix. They invited me their for the weekend. It was 115 degrees and even the air was hot. I asked but it cools down at night right so we can go for a jog or a nice walk outside. They said no it's hot at night as well. It was about 100 at 2 in the morning! It never let up, it was just hot all the time. So I spent the entire weekend inside the house with the Air Conditioning "AC" blasting, then got in my car with the AC blasting, when to the mall and walked around indoors where there was AC. My family said you get use the heat. Well, you actually don't you get use to being indoors in the AC the whole time. In Los Angeles I can go to the beach and walk around the boardwalk, take the bike path, walk around the shops, relax on the sand. I can go to the mountains for a nice hike. I can go and explore different areas of the city. I really don't need a big house in Los Angeles. In Phoenix I would need a big house with an indoor pool because I would spend most of my time indoors.
My God, this guy is so miserable that it doesn't matter the location he'll just trash talk about it. What a snarky, exhausting individual.
Excellent Analysis!😊
Hey friend I’m a local here in LV and I’ve lived here for 6 years moving from Seattle and I’ve felt the same way but now that my paranoia is gone I like it a lot here
Try Miami, TechLead. We would love to have you. A lot of fast-living people but a lot of kind and intelligent people here. Key Biscayne is top notch.
@bijan1316
9 ай бұрын
I can not imagine Tech Lead moving to Miami.
It sounds to me that really what you should do is move wherever you feel would be better. You don’t sound happy and if you’re really not that happy just move.
I love how transparent you are. Thanks for sharing.
"I'm living in the middle of a radioactive desert" exacto mundo.
This video is so freaking relatable!! I am tired of Vegas and dumb vagabonds
When I moved here back in the 90’s, I got very sick with a stomach virus. The doctor told me everyone here has bottled water service, despite being told the water is fine, it really isn’t okay to drink. I was sick for two weeks, I couldn’t even keep down liquids like juice or bottled water, Gatorade. After a few days I could tolerate liquids but no food at all. I can’t remember the name for the stomach virus it was but it was awful. I hate having the extra bill of a water service every month but there is no choice here . I can agree with everything else you mentioned as well, especially regarding the people. Back then it was so so, you could make friends more easily but you had to watch who you made friends with. Now? Forget it. Nasty, selfish, ill mannered, just like void of any decency. My husband and I have very few friends here, the ones we have we have known for years. Other than that, we keep to ourselves. Just yesterday morning, I was at our complex’s gym. The office is closed on Sundays, security is nowhere to be found, and one other girl in the gym with me. A man was banging on the door to be let in. You’re supposed to have your own key. I shook my head no. He gave me dirty looks & rolled his eyes. He was also pacing in front of the windows looking in , kind of staring at us, that made me uncomfortable. He comes back with his key fob, walks right up to me while I’m on the treadmill & starts berating me because I wouldn’t let him in earlier. I said, Sir, it’s a safety issue. I don’t know you. There’s another girl in here & if something should go wrong, I am the one responsible because I opened the door for a stranger. He keeps yelling, talking over me, I repeatedly asked him to get away from me, he called me a b and walked to other side of the gym. I left & my husband went down and had words with him. My husband now has to go with me when I workout, at least for the time being. He believes the guy was on drugs, just crazy. And he lives here in the complex. Great. I thought since it is a higher end place, it would have better quality people. Nope. How are these people passing the background checks? It gets worse every year. We moved away when covid hit and then moved back summer of 2022. I seriously regret coming back here. Fatal accidents every day. Garbage people, it’s not the same. You had to be careful before but it wasn’t this bad. It’s hell now, I hate it. 😢 Oh and get ready, summer is coming so that means get ready for your vision to be assaulted by the 500 lb. , tattoos everywhere, booty short wearing trash. I saw a few over the past week when we had a few warmer days. Butt cheeks hanging out , tatted all up & down the legs & arms, massively overweight & had a child or two with them. That’s their mother? They walk around like that, risking negative attention & bringing their child into that dangerous situation. I see it more & more here. Just disgusting.
@Eric_Cartman_30
27 күн бұрын
Damn this a whole chapter
@kimwarner1681
27 күн бұрын
@@Eric_Cartman_30 it’s something people should be aware of 🤷♀️
Aloha Patrick… I believe your feelings toward travel and your life being just mediocre are because you don’t have someone to share it with. Even just a good friend to go with. I think your outlook would change if you had this in your life. Best wishes and love the videos.
@kimberiysmarketstrategy
Жыл бұрын
Great point!
@bobbowie9350
Жыл бұрын
absolutely correct
@enmodo
Жыл бұрын
Said he doesn't like travel and then lists off loads of travel he enjoyed. Maybe he just loathes the process of getting somewhere else and the organization?
@chinaarlene7035
Жыл бұрын
As he said, the people here are fickle. They're also many low life's and transients so it's not easy to make friends.
I'm leaving Austin and probably moving to North Carolina (Raleigh). Looks beautiful, low property taxes, all four seasons, nice weather, good water quality, cost of living
As somebody who moved to Seattle from Northern California, I can relate to not meeting quality people and feeling stuck in purgatory. I've been apartment hunting for over a year and still haven't been able to find something that I can reasonably afford back home. I've been considering Vegas due to the weather and more exciting lifestyle, however this video made me reconsider. Thank you.
@loganpeterson3931
11 ай бұрын
I’m from Seattle as well working on a two year contract for my company. 6 months left and I’m out of this trashy place.
@sfrealestatedealmaker6001
10 ай бұрын
No one was meant to live in the friggin desert bro 😂
@AnubianOddity
10 ай бұрын
@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 True. I've lived in Arizona and know desert weather sucks too; but it beats the rainy drab moist depression that is PNW weather
@sfrealestatedealmaker6001
10 ай бұрын
@@AnubianOddity Wouldn’t live in PNW either. I’m in Northern California, weather is 100% perfect. It’s expensive as hell, but you get what you pay for. Little rain, no humidity, almost never get triple digit heat, no bugs, no snow.
@TravelsWithSophia
7 ай бұрын
Seattle is hell, not purgatory
Damn sifu, it's like you were talking directly to me. The part about not being able to see or touch the absence of quality people around you really hit home. As did the part about Vegas being a graveyard for KZreadrs. :(
@kimberiysmarketstrategy
Жыл бұрын
Oh no!¡ grave yard!
@aboutblank4151
Жыл бұрын
You must be a miserable individual
As someone who moved from Huntington Beach to Henderson, NV (Vegas) I couldn't disagree more with the quality of people statement BUT I suppose the activities and location in this tiny area matters a ton too. My wife and I are professionals and so are the friends we have made. Through sports we met such good friends that I just never experienced in Huntington Beach. Instead the last year or so before leaving the city changed from one where people waved at you on our walks to the beach to one where no one looked up to say hi. I felt like the snobs who couldn't afford Newport moved to HB changing it from the charming beach city to a disconnected one. Not sure if you actually live in Green Valley part of Henderson due to the photo you used but I do say Summerlin is kinda like the Vegas Orange County, maybe give that a try. Green Valley seems nice and Cadence as well. Literal Vegas is a city I do not ever plan to live in though (Summerlin technically Vegas but they don't act like it wanting to be the city of Summerlin). Just went back to LA for a wedding this past weekend and it always reminds me of how glad I left. Although I do miss being a mile from the ocean, I do not miss the rat race feel of CA along with the homeless that are attracted to beach cities. We love taking trips to explore all parts of Utah since it's so easy from Vegas.
@riskbusin3ss
Жыл бұрын
Yah summerlin is great area.
@asdfbeau
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, HB is known for human trash (at least in OC-terms) so most places would be a step up.
@66racer
Жыл бұрын
@@asdfbeau HB is diverse no doubt but that also depends on what part of HB and if you are talking about residents, bums or visitors lol We lived a mile from the pier. People used to be very nice before it started changing for the worse. There was a mix of multi-million dollar homes as well as duplex/triplex units too.
@sexygeek8996
Жыл бұрын
The quality of people depends a lot on where you go. It's much worse in downtown Las Vegas, most of North Las Vegas, and along Boulder Highway. Even in good areas, you'll find a lot of riff-raff in bars and casinos.
@brymtb
Жыл бұрын
GVR is just like Irvine...but much cheaper
New to your channel. I'm actually a life long NYer currently in Vegas as we speak looking at potential condos. While I am not quite ready to move, I know that NYC is not in my future. I'm 50 years old, single, so not worried about schools however as I inch closer to retirement quality of life and safety become big issues as well as property/income taxes. My short list of cities is Tampa, Boca Raton/Ft. Laud area and suburban Vegas. However if I could afford it, Irvine CA would be perfect. Just such a great blend of "niceness" in suburbia but you're only an hour south of filthy LA if you need some urban in your life! Since I can't afford Irvine, Vegas is looking good. Summerlin and Henderson are beautiful areas. Although I haven't experience a full Vegas summer yet, NYC at 95degrees with 95% humidity in the middle of August is about as disgusting as it gets.
You sir are talking about the 5%...the 95% of us will Love Las Vegas Compared to the Crap Shot CA is and Will be. It's like me saying, I hate my 911...its low and loud, can't see over your typical small SUV, doesn't give me Civic MPGs, and is kinda expensive to repair.
He's right about the low quality people (NEAR THE STRIP), but Las Vegas is nice if you go to Henderson, Green Valley, Summerlin or Lake Las Vegas, you can find some good quality people there. What you should do is keep Nevada as your no income tax home base. You got screwed over by California once, don't go back, it's not worth it. Live in Vegas and just "visit" California for less than 181 days if you must. LV has a big airport and you should take advantage of that, go to San José del Cabo in Baja California 🇲🇽 as a second residence, that place is beautiful and not too far away for a flight or explore other areas, it's probably a good idea to start exploring countries outside the "Rules Based Order" seeing how things are quickly going down the tubes.
@Zed871
Жыл бұрын
You sound like you've traveled around a bit
@MsJaneJake
Жыл бұрын
Excellent comment. Los Angeles, in particular is extremely terrible!
@lololo1013
Жыл бұрын
@@MsJaneJake Correct. Los Angeles is soooooo terrible.
@Mickielicious
Жыл бұрын
I moved here from Dallas. I work in healthcare. I’m very happy in Las Vegas and live near downtown. I live in an apartment with a parking garage. I feel very safe. We have security 24/7
I think it's about time to reunite with your parents.
@Eric_Cartman_30
27 күн бұрын
😂😂
Happiness is from within. It does not matter where we live. Be thankful that everyday we live. In the end, it is dust in the winds.
If you have watched the movie Hangover, you wouldn’t live in Vegas.
One needs to be dumb, naïve, or uninformed to move to Vegas, if they can choose any other city in America, like the techlead can.
I moved to California from Texas 5 years ago. I love living in California.
My honest advise to new investors ,buy and hold quality stocks. Ignore market forecasts and opinions, they're mostly entertaining but not very helpful
@AlinaWinkler233
9 ай бұрын
Achieving significant returns isn't about volatile stocks; it's about effectively balancing risk and reward. Proper position sizing and leveraging your advantage repeatedly are essential, whether you're a long-term investor or a day trader.
@AvaAdams-ly7vu
9 ай бұрын
Certainly, many underestimate advisors until emotions lead to losses. A few summers ago, during a tough divorce, I sought a licensed advisor who, through diligent work, boosted my business from $190k to around $720k despite inflation.
@LeonWilk2
9 ай бұрын
Do you mind sharing info on the adviser who assisted you? I’m 40 now and would love to grow my stock portfolio and plan my retirement.
@AvaAdams-ly7vu
9 ай бұрын
Jude Ryan McDonough* That's my licensed Financial advisor you can easily look him up, Thank me later!
@AvaAdams-ly7vu
9 ай бұрын
The Adviser I'm in touch with is *'Jude Ryan McDonough'* , he works with Merrill, Pierce, Smith incorporated and interviewed on CNBC Television. You can use something else. for me her strategy works hence my result. He provides entry and exit point for the securities I focus on.
I’m not from Vegas been here few years and planning to leave soon. I agree with everything you said!
Big tech employee here, living in Irvine, visiting Vegas next week. I’ll avoid drinking the water, thanks for the tip. Wish you the best in your path, wherever it takes you.
Be proud you don’t fit in here. I see people in the comments slamming you for your honesty but perhaps they’re the ones that are doing the street racing, driving like selfish maniacs with no regard for the lives of others, 4:14 drunk / high , sober for an hour out of the day. Very hard to find good people here anymore.
I lived in Las Vegas briefly in 2008. Hated it. Just not willing to adapt to desert living. I ran back to Los Angeles. Left LA in 2017. I prefer neither city at this point. Culture has changed everywhere.
I lived in Palo Alto, and I agree with you about the smart people you find in that area. I really enjoyed that. It wasn't that they were just smart; but they were creative and innovative as well. There are smart people here in Northern Virginia as well. I don't know anyone well enough to comment on how creative they are. Surprised you don't want to be a co-founder. Your parents will be happy if you move close. Especially if they get to finally see the grandkid.
@I_Lemaire
Жыл бұрын
People are super-smart in the DC area
@collie8
Жыл бұрын
we need a map of smart and dumb /and dumbiest/ areas :)
Lots of us got drawn to Las Vegas cause of its flashy casinos and popular attractions. But soon realized living in Las Vegas longterm is not for everyone. The weather is horrid in the summer. Air quality is dry and humid half of the year. And there is not much happening outside the strips where most actions and activities are located.
@landonbarretto4933
Жыл бұрын
Flashy casinos and popular attractions do not equate to culture. Gawd. It's a town of losers.
My friend: you are the first person I have ever met who has called Californians “normal.” 😂
I’ve lived in cali 26years. And I wouldn’t say Vegas is better. But I do love it here and don’t have plans to return to cali. It’s significantly cheaper with everything needed within proximity, plus I love the entertainment, sports, airports, and the 24hour shops
@Phantom-sb2ld
Жыл бұрын
The only people who need 24 hour shopping are the casino workers or degenerates. I've lived in a 24 hr city (NY) and I was in bed by 11pm as I had to be up for work so who cares if stores are open at 2am!
The beauty of your path as a successful YT creator is that you can't really foresee where it will take you five, ten, or twenty years from now. Successful day traders have the same kind of problems you have, except without the audience and influence because not all successful day traders have YT channels. And while most people might not prefer the uncertainty that your success and lifestyle brings, it's that uncertainty that saves you from monotony and complacency -- the two most common causes of dementia. Plus, you aren't forced to work alongside nor contend with the general rabble and stupidity of the masses, which means you don't have to deal with aggravation and frustration on a daily basis like most people do. In fact, as long as you can become enthusiastic about learning new things for the rest of your life, there really shouldn't be a problem aside from the occasional down day, which no one (not even billionaires or supermodels) is exempt from. After all, it was a great man (his name escapes me) who once said, "Are you sad? If you're sad, don't be sad."
@NicholasBane-uq7wi
Жыл бұрын
I can reinforce this pitch as a successful day trader & owner of multiple businesses. But typically people like us have an ambition / desire that constantly pushes us forward. So I can’t imagine myself just sitting at home and being complacent for more than a day or 2. Maybe some people are born with it or not
LA has Homeless everywhere, high rents, high taxes, high home prices, high volume of traffic, high crime, terrible water & ground water system, etc..
Interesting I came across this video because of the title. I am an Engineer and work for a medium size Company here in Los Angeles County. To be honest, I am never intellectually stimulated by the quality of people I work with as much as I hate to admit it. I find most of my satisfaction and friends in my Hobbies and as you, I am a loner and prefer to seek out friendship when I need it. I am also planning to move to Las Vegas not only because my wife has family there, but for the lower cost of living when I retire. California is beautiful but I cannot put up with the crime, homelessness, high cost of living and traffic.
@kimwarner1681
5 ай бұрын
It’s almost as bad here. You will regret it. The car accidents are horrible, every day , Metro is begging people to slow down & use their brains. 38 fatalities since the beginning of the year. The people get worse and worse. Drugs are everywhere in this country but it’s really bad here, like someone else mentioned, meth head city! The homeless here are all junkies & will come right up to you when you park your car in the grocery store parking lot, they also hang out in the grocery store now, tweaking or nodding off ( if the store has a Starbucks, they sit at one of the tables & pass out or itch themselves) housing is slightly cheaper but unless you can afford to live in Anthem, way up in Summerlin or new part of Henderson, don’t do it. Gated communities only. It’s getting that bad here.