Opinion of Mississippi?

[DINGO Joe]

Not the worst state in the union imho, and i think that when doing an evaluation of a state, it is important to look at it how it is NOW, not nearly two hundred years ago, or even fifty years ago. It is important to acknowledge these things, but it is equally important to put that aside when doing a modern look

Just curious, what is the worst state?

[DINGO Joe]

I've had quite a bit of fun in the Delta over the years, and oddly the state I got married in, but on the whole, not a state I'd want to live in. 

[DINGO Joe]

Someone sell me on MS because it's hard to find much to like about it. The topography is mostly flat and boring and the natural features/amenities seem lacking, there aren't really any nice suburbs or smaller cities to live in (unlike Alabama), things seem a bit rundown almost everywhere I look (even in the neighborhoods with larger yards and bigger houses), school quality is poor, few notable major employers, etc.

That's pretty much it.  The Gulf Coast is beach and casinos (two of my least favorite things).  The Delta is flat and poor.  The rest is piney woods and poor. The state would lose population if not for suburban Memphis (and may anyway) Again, I've had fun there and you can get an old house insanely cheap in places like Natchez, but day to day amenities and opportunities are lacking.

[DINGO Joe]

As has been alluded to, I don't know if I could live there for ... so many reasons.  However, I find the state interesting, and I would love to visit one day.  Tailgating at The Grove at Ole Miss has always been on my college sports bucket list, and I'm a beach bum at heart, so I could probably find some fun to be had in the Gulf Shores area.  I voted FS simply because I think most states are FS, but Mississippi is near the bottom of the list.

Hate to break it to you, but Gulf Shores=Alabama

[DINGO Joe]

Hard to believe now that before the Civil War, Mississippi used to be the wealthiest state in the Union, on par with California today. 

Well, that only works on a per capita basis and only if you count slaves as property and not as people, so I'm gonna say no.