Top 10 Reasons NOT to move to OKC

[billokc]

Saw this on YouTube. This was posted almost 4 years ago. Not good, but wanted to share it.
https://youtu.be/ehpa2ecyhC0?si=5rkpYupxCXBol02-

[Rover]

All three people who saw this probably weren't moving here anyway. Glad you posted something amateurish and negative. Good going.

[Dob Hooligan]

All three people who saw this probably weren't moving here anyway. Glad you posted something amateurish and negative. Good going.

I read your comment as you are making negative statements toward the original poster? He is only trying to encourage discussion and site traffic, IMO.

[The]

Encourage discussion with a 4 year old YouTube video suggesting avoiding OKC on a forum dedicated to its betterment? Please be serious, Dob.

[T. Jamison]

Seems like a typical billokc post and I haven't seen a new thread from him be inflammatory or negative towards OKC... I could be wrong. Use the search bar for yourself.

[Dob Hooligan]

Encourage discussion with a 4 year old YouTube video suggesting avoiding OKC on a forum dedicated to its betterment? Please be serious, Dob.

I assume it is crap. But, oppo viewpoints are vital to listen to, so we avoid becoming an echo chamber. Also, I think OKC Talk is about what is going on in OKC. I don't think it is, nor should it be, dedicated to its betterment.

[baralheia]

I assume it is crap. But, oppo viewpoints are vital to listen to, so we avoid becoming an echo chamber. Also, I think OKC Talk is about what is going on in OKC. I don't think it is, nor should it be, dedicated to its betterment.

Absolutely this. I've lived here most of my life and it's become a much, much better place to live (especially within the last decade or so)... but to be frank, there's still a lot of reasons to dislike living here and it's perfectly okay to discuss those things. We can't grow and be a better, more attractive city without listening to the reasons why people might not want to live here. Some of those reasons may be out of our control, but they're still worth talking about to see if there is room for improvement somewhere.

The reasons this video comes up with are as follows:
10. Speeding tickets/speed traps
9. Lack of effective public transit/you need a car to go most places
8. Conservative politics
7. Bad schools (on average)
6. Bad weather (tornadoes, heat, etc) (also mention of earthquakes)
5. Road construction
4. Low wages/lack of support for unions (also high crime rates?)
3. Homelessness
2. Mold (???)
1. "It's boring"

Some of these I'll agree with, but some of these are either no longer relevant or weren't really an issue to begin with (unless I've been living under a rock or something?). The one thing on this list that's a big hot-button issue for me personally for a few reasons is also one we can't really talk about on here, so I won't go into any detail on that one... but 9, 7, 5, and 4 are definitely issues that sorely need to be addressed. (for 5, by that I don't necessarily mean we need less construction, we just need these projects to be completed quicker and be built to last way longer)

[Rover]

I read your comment as you are making negative statements toward the original poster? He is only trying to encourage discussion and site traffic, IMO.

There are thoughtful discussion pieces and there is clickbait. This OLD video is amateur clickbait, not thought provoking insights to reflect on. Why even give it the light of day?

[Bellaboo]

'It's Boring'. My 100 year old mom has a saying, if you think something is boring, then you are boring. Do something about it.

[traxx]

I watched the video and there's only one on that list that's legit and that's road construction.

The others are from someone who didn't do any homework. I'd like to see the methodology for the stats on many of his others.

It's fine, though. We will never be Dallas or Chicago or San Francisco. And we shouldn't try to be. We should just be the best OKC we can be. And I'm not really interested in being so popular that we grow to a metro population of 3 or so million.

[jn1780]

Must be a slow news day. Talking about a random 4 year old youtube video from a youtuber who is just average on subscriptions and views.

[PhiAlpha]

Absolutely this. I've lived here most of my life and it's become a much, much better place to live (especially within the last decade or so)... but to be frank, there's still a lot of reasons to dislike living here and it's perfectly okay to discuss those things. We can't grow and be a better, more attractive city without listening to the reasons why people might not want to live here. Some of those reasons may be out of our control, but they're still worth talking about to see if there is room for improvement somewhere.

The reasons this video comes up with are as follows:
10. Speeding tickets/speed traps
9. Lack of effective public transit/you need a car to go most places
8. Conservative politics
7. Bad schools (on average)
6. Bad weather (tornadoes, heat, etc) (also mention of earthquakes)
5. Road construction
4. Low wages/lack of support for unions (also high crime rates?)
3. Homelessness
2. Mold (???)
1. "It's boring"

Some of these I'll agree with, but some of these are either no longer relevant or weren't really an issue to begin with (unless I've been living under a rock or something?). The one thing on this list that's a big hot-button issue for me personally for a few reasons is also one we can't really talk about on here, so I won't go into any detail on that one... but 9, 7, 5, and 4 are definitely issues that sorely need to be addressed. (for 5, by that I don't necessarily mean we need less construction, we just need these projects to be completed quicker and be built to last way longer)

It also should be noted that many people who live here appreciate what you’re alluding to and cite that as a benefit of moving here. It’s all a matter of perspective but most people posting videos on YouTube probably are the type of people who have opinions strongly in the other direction. It’s also worth noting that that’s more of a state than city issue. I definitely appreciate the conservative politics of Oklahoma (no shocker), I just wish we would tack to the center a little more and stop some of the crazier stuff…even that wouldn’t satisfy everyone but it would really help perception wise.

[baralheia]

It also should be noted that many people who live here appreciate what you’re alluding to and cite that as a benefit of moving here. It’s all a matter of perspective but most people posting videos on YouTube probably are the type of people who have opinions strongly in the other direction. It’s also worth noting that that’s more of a state than city issue. I definitely appreciate the conservative politics of Oklahoma (no shocker), I just wish we would tack to the center a little more and stop some of the crazier stuff…even that wouldn’t satisfy everyone but it would really help perception wise.

Oh, for sure! One of the reasons I didn't want to go into detail - the political climate here is my yuck but to many other's it's a yum. I get it. My preferences might lean hard to one side of the aisle, but if I'm being honest? I too would be happy if we could just be more purple overall, where everyone has a seat at the table. I think we have that, more or less, at the city level, and I'm very glad for that... but we also have to contend with the state-level politics where that isn't the case, unfortunately. I agree that fixing that would really help the perception and attractiveness of this state, but it'd also bring real benefits to both citizens and businesses too! But I fear I've said too much, I'm probably skirting the line as it is, so I won't say anything further on the matter.

[oklip955]

Absolutely this. I've lived here most of my life and it's become a much, much better place to live (especially within the last decade or so)... but to be frank, there's still a lot of reasons to dislike living here and it's perfectly okay to discuss those things. We can't grow and be a better, more attractive city without listening to the reasons why people might not want to live here. Some of those reasons may be out of our control, but they're still worth talking about to see if there is room for improvement somewhere.

The reasons this video comes up with are as follows:
10. Speeding tickets/speed traps
9. Lack of effective public transit/you need a car to go most places
8. Conservative politics
7. Bad schools (on average)
6. Bad weather (tornadoes, heat, etc) (also mention of earthquakes)
5. Road construction
4. Low wages/lack of support for unions (also high crime rates?)
3. Homelessness
2. Mold (???)
1. "It's boring"

Some of these I'll agree with, but some of these are either no longer relevant or weren't really an issue to begin with (unless I've been living under a rock or something?). The one thing on this list that's a big hot-button issue for me personally for a few reasons is also one we can't really talk about on here, so I won't go into any detail on that one... but 9, 7, 5, and 4 are definitely issues that sorely need to be addressed. (for 5, by that I don't necessarily mean we need less construction, we just need these projects to be completed quicker and be built to last way longer)

I will add one that is real, allergies. This is one of the worst places for allergies and that comes from my allergist.