“Come work for us! In a year or two our state will definitely make it illegal to be gay publicly, just like we have with trans people”
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“A woman? Wearing pants?? Not at our studio”
sep 2, 2025, 10:02 pm • 42 0 • view
“Come move to beautiful Texas, where your children will have to see the Ten Commandments in their public classroom, or else!”
sep 2, 2025, 10:02 pm • 43 2 • view
Not to mention that Texas has utterly threadbare workers’ rights. I’ve done consulting work for clients in Texas, and holy shit, everything the utter lack of regulation is appalling. With exceptions for Austin and a few other places, TX min wage federal that hasn’t gone up since 2009 🫠
sep 2, 2025, 10:07 pm • 1 0 • view
I loved living in Texas, it’s a great place with great people, but it’s just not safe.
sep 2, 2025, 10:11 pm • 5 0 • view
I’ve never been there so I can’t speak for the people aspect. Just that all the legal research I’ve done for both indie devs and law projects left me going OOF 🫠 Women and queer peoples’ rights also vary by state, which is dystopian on its own…
sep 2, 2025, 10:16 pm • 1 0 • view
Yeah it’s an absolute nightmare. I’d never recommend anyone go there now. Even if you are a fully non-marginalized person somehow, it still sucks.
sep 2, 2025, 10:19 pm • 2 0 • view
I wouldn't even move there as a cis het dude. Not even Austin. Because: I couldn't in good conscience ever have my daughters come visit me there. I wouldn't even drive THROUGH the state if I could avoid it if they were in the car with me, AND IT'S A HUGE FUCKIN' STATE.
sep 2, 2025, 11:10 pm • 2 0 • view
Look, I get what you're saying, but the state government is promising us a lot of tax breaks if we promise to ignore your extremely valid concerns. Fewer regulations, too! Hang on, I'm being handed a note titled "HB 1181"
sep 2, 2025, 10:08 pm • 5 0 • view
And also the confederate monuments, can’t forget those.
sep 2, 2025, 10:11 pm • 3 0 • view
I mean you can make this argument about US companies, too. “Come move to the US to work for us! You might get abducted and tortured! We won’t help!”
sep 2, 2025, 10:03 pm • 43 1 • view
This post brought to you by the European recruiter who visibly winced when I told her I cared more about the visa than the paycheck.
sep 2, 2025, 10:04 pm • 63 0 • view
My response every time someone asks why we paid out of pocket to move back to California - any of the above posts.
sep 2, 2025, 11:44 pm • 1 0 • view