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That's far more true of the remote parts of the continental interior than it is about CA.

The gold rush, farming, ww2 industry, tech, CA is a catch basin for people who want to get rich quick.

Get rich quick by farming?

More like plantations for vineyards and eucalypts.

Get rich quick by buying land and investing in irrigation. The farmer doesn't get rich.

If you're a Californian who disagrees with me, tell me where your parents and grandparents lived.

All my grandparents lived in CA, nice try though