I had a friend move to Texas during the lockdowns. I was very tempted to as well. We even visited them and looked at houses together.

Ultimately, we decided not to. "I don't want to move because of politics," was my ultimate reasoning. Despite the annoyance of living in California, it's still where our community is. You can't rebuild that easily. And of course, the weather.

Three years later my friend decided to move back.