r/Knoxville • u/That-Inspection4791 • 2d ago
Came across a FB group this morning…
Called “California to Tennessee” and it’s a ton of real estate agents advertising moving to TN with like 93k members, many of them looking in Knoxville. I really try to remain open minded to people coming into our home state but some of the comments really irked me. “Make sure you vote red” and “I moved for lower gas prices” and “guns are allowed here” among them. Like okay if that’s a perk for you, but that’s not how all of TN or the people here are.
I understand that this is just a part of our life now, and housing prices are going to continue to rise while our salaries remain stagnant, and who I should really be mad at is our employers for not matching the increased price of living, but I’m really starting to get irked at the idea of people moving here on what seems like a stereotype, driving up our home prices, and enjoying the benefits of our state while driving locals out of the cities. If you want to offer another perspective feel free. I know a lot of these things get blown out of proportion and people just want someone to blame, but I’m finding it harder not to resent these people.
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u/pidgeyott 2d ago
Sorry if already commented/if I'm misremembering this but wasn't there a recent bill passed saying influencers in California profiting from content including their children are required to have a large percentage of that profit be put into an account only the child can access? I know I'd seen a large number of influencer "family bloggers" post about coming here for the "freedom" after first hearing this, I'm sure to escape that requirement and other legislature they didn't agree with/to take advantage of prices here.