• orclev@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s a commons dilemma, by moving out you’re prioritizing your short term self interest over the long term group interest. If you leave a conservative state for a liberal one for the immediate future your quality of life will be greatly improved, but if enough people do so in the long term everyone’s quality of life will be worse.