2026-01-08 21:21:23

The entrepreneurial promise that once defined California appears to be eroding. What's replacing it? A complex web of regulatory barriers, litigation risks, and tax burdens. The combination transforms what should be a hub for innovation into something far less attractive for builders and creators. Tech leaders increasingly find themselves wrestling with compliance complexity, legal exposure at every turn, and a tax structure that feels punitive rather than conducive to growth. These forces collectively reshape where ambitious projects choose to launch and where capital decides to flow.

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TokenDustCollector

· 17h ago

California is really starting to feel more and more like a prison now, with regulations, taxes, and litigation risks piling up—who still wants to mess around there? Entrepreneurs are overwhelmed by all this, and money and projects have long been flowing to other places. Who's to blame? The disease of excessive regulation is truly severe in California... To put it simply, the center of innovation is shifting—it's just a matter of time.

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StableGeniusDegen

· 01-08 21:50

California is now a big pit, and I see many friends are moving to Texas.

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BlindBoxVictim

· 01-08 21:49

California is engaging in suicidal-style profit-taking; it's no wonder talent is leaving.

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ser_ngmi

· 01-08 21:41

California is really courting disaster now; even Silicon Valley can't save it. It should have come out earlier; with such outrageous taxes, who would stay? Regulatory barriers piling up, how can entrepreneurs continue... I knew it, all the money is moving to other states. With such high compliance costs, can startups survive? Not likely. Talent and capital are fleeing, California is doomed. In fact, it's the policies that have shot themselves in the foot.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 01-08 21:32

California is doomed? Now let's see who still dares to start a business in the Bay Area... Money is all flowing to Dubai and Singapore, I knew it would turn out like this.

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alpha_leaker

· 01-08 21:29

California is really collapsing, with rules stacked up like 🧱 Regulatory killers, tax meat grinders, who the hell still wants to stay here Some friends are already looking at Singapore and Dubai... Isn't this just a major shift of power to Southeast Asia? The US is committing suicide Builders are being forced onto the chain, so ironic

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