By BS, I assume you mean being the third largest economy in the world, ground zero for tech that people from elsewhere ironically use to bash the area of origin, leader in myriad fields from science to the arts, most highly educated in terms of degrees per capita, top-ranking universities, safest metropolitan areas, home to the adult film industry, Netflix, Disney, Google, Apple, rice a roni, nextdoor, uber, Napa Valley wine, Mexican food (the burrito), Italian food (cioppino), Chinese food (fortune cookie) and contributor of money to all the welfare states? Almost all the cool stuff everyone else around the world now enjoys we came up with and made a thing here first, then sent our money made off that innovation out as taxes to prop up lesser states to the tune of tens of billions dollars annually. “What can I say except you’re welcome”
We are willing to put up with a few regulations to ensure clean water, fresh air, and untouched nature. Let’s get some new talking points guys, the old ones are overused, easily debunked, and lacking in original thought.
We can afford to travel and have visited wherever it is the haters live, and after being there for a stretch, they shouldn’t be throwing stones. It’s not a good look.