Indiana vs Michigan vs Ohio

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Michigan without even a moment’s hesitation. Lol how is this even a question?

Because some of us want to live in cities? Detroit is a sh**thole, and the suburbs are terrible white flight suburbs filled with some of the most racist people in America.

I deny none of this, but they aren't really the reasons for my wanting to leave. The extent of the suburbia (and the severe lack of mountains in the lower peninsula) is much more the problem.

Perhaps relevant, my Michigan-born friends out West are kind of astounded at thee lack of diversity.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

In any case, obviously my home state, all things considered. We've got the entire Upper Peninsula, access to several lakes, and so on. I for one think lake access in and of itself might be a bit over-rated, sans good scenery--sort of restricted to just boaters (see: the shores of Lake St. Clair)... but in certain areas it can help make a place absolutely stunning. Ohio, I can understand. You've got some major-ish cities and Appalachian access... but how could Indiana even merit a comparison!?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

In any case, obviously my home state, all things considered. We've got the entire Upper Peninsula, access to several lakes, and so on. I for one think lake access in and of itself might be a bit over-rated, sans good scenery--sort of restricted to just boaters (see: the shores of Lake St. Clair)... but in certain areas it can help make a place absolutely stunning. Ohio, I can understand. You've got some major-ish cities and Appalachian access... but how could Indiana even merit a comparison!?

Well, places like Fishers and Carmel consistently rank in "Best places to live" type of lists (hell, I think I've even seen Fort Wayne on such lists), but those are not exactly geared towards the average Atlas demographic. If you want to be near Chicago but not actually live in it, parts of NW Indiana are not bad either.

Perhaps fair enough. For reasons that are probably mostly psychological and specific to me, I find it hard to imagine straying further inland in that particular direction. For generic good government, I would probably just opt for Ann Arbor.