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[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Califournia would be fine. The state has its problems but it's not a shit show like Florida

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Suddenly 8 major ports in the country

[–] Peppycito 5 points 9 months ago

Probably great sailing in those bays.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If California were a country, it would be the 5th largest economy in the world. Califournia would be insane.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

Investors, seeing the 4 beautiful udders of Califournia:

[–] akincisor 3 points 9 months ago

Imagine how many more houses you wouldn't be able to afford!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

20th largest. Easy peasy.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If it were just created via simple copy-and-paste, Califournia would have a population of 159 million people, which would be just under half of the current population of the entire country.

If it remained all one state and were not split up, it would certainly turn into a case of the tail wagging the dog. Califournia would be able to split off into its own country with a population and economy rivaling that of the entire remaining 49 states.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If Califournia was a country, it would have the third highest GDP in the world, behind only the US and China.

If Flourida was a state, it would still only have a GDP about 10% higher than a single California

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If california was it's own country, you'd have to remove California's gpd from the U.S. So I think it would be higher on the list.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Nope, that was accounted for. California is the largest portion of US GDP by state, but it is still only ~15%. The smaller states really add up when there are so many

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Take Oregon and Washington with you! The dream of Cascadia

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At least there's no Tenxas

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I vote we turn Texas back into an inland sea. And I live there.

[–] brown567 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I love it when maps of the USA just replace Canada and Mexico with ocean XD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

We needed a lot of land for the additional Californias and Floridas. CA --> CA ya know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

There is only 1 land that matters, everything else may as well be just ocean

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I love that Califournia looks like its moving fast because of the length of text on the map

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Like it's winding up to slap Hawaii

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So, in the former, we'd have a massive population increase, but also a massive increase in overall tech manufacturing and output. In the latter, we'd have way more old people, but four Disney Worlds.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Dare I say: Mar a Lago x 4

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Four Epcot food and drink festivals!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

1 Florida is too much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Either would displace too much seawater and damage coastal developments across the globe

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah but look at all that NEW coastline just waiting to get developed to hell and back!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Uh oh, North and South Dekota

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Would you have four penises? I'd have four penises.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Grand Fourks, North Dakota

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Why not both? 🦀

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

More like udder nonsense.

[–] pezmaker -1 points 9 months ago

Yikes. Both are terrifying