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Welcome to Dallas: The City That Just Can't Stop Expanding

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5 points _tk_ | 1 comments | 05 Jul 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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leakycap ◴[05 Jul 25 14:57 UTC] No.44473203[source]▶
WSJ has to be nice, but I can ask... what is the actual appeal of Dallas?

The location is not within driving distance of something you'd wanna live near to go to regularly (like outdoor recreation).

Humidity is awful. Weather in general is not a plus. Traffic not a plus. Education doesn't stand out. Healthcare doesn't stand out.

The Aquarium is amazing, and they have every store on the planet. Maybe the latter is what most of us humans care about most.

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1. rawgabbit ◴[05 Jul 25 15:59 UTC] No.44473623[source]▶
You’re right about the weather. It’s awful. It is sunny. If you want outdoor recreation, forget it. It is hot hot. Disagree about healthcare; just go to UTSW they have all specialties and are terrific. 25 years ago Dallas could boast about its sports teams; now we are cursed with ineptitude beyond belief. Dallas’ unofficial motto is Keep Dallas Boring. That was our plan to keep people from moving here. Apparently it hasn’t worked.