So, it’s men who have mess up in some way who move to Alaska and then realize they cannot get laid there because of how few women there are there? That seems like it would cause men to go and out to shoot the dick off someone else.
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Years ago a friend of mine moved to Alaska. Divorced, bit of a screw loose, liked his hunting and fishing, and yes, I could absolutely see him being quick to draw his gun in the right sort of circumstance,
Summed up in this piece by WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/20/midterms-rural-urban-divide-resentment/
Rural voters are better represented in Washington than are urban voters and per capita receive more federal money than urban areas. Yet rural resentment is defined as the “belief” they dont get their fair share, are underrepresented, and are looked down on.
But voters form judgments based on what they believe to be true. And most rural voters resent what they perceive to be real geographic inequity. Perceptions, not facts, drive political behavior.
For example, in 2020, we found that voters harboring high levels of rural resentment were 35 percent less likely to say they would vote for the Democratic U.S. House candidates than non-resentful rural voters, all else equal.
So, voters whose identity is based on a lie vote based on a feeling of unfairness about being looked down on.
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Loved watching this guy… So fascinating the lifestyle he had
and this guy
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In addition to your points, Alaska always requires statistical caution. My first guess is that the data is national, using a national poverty line. Cost of living in Alaska is far above national averages. So is income, but if you look at income per capita which is adjusted to local costs, it is much further down the table than unadjusted. There is likely a significant population above the national poverty line, but nonetheless struggling economically
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I love Mountain Men! I watch that programme and old Tom is one of my favorites. In his younger days he was an accomplished rodeo rider, and in later life he has developed trapping skills, and tanning and all manner of crafts (that’s not the right word) that are world class, and some of which are in danger of dying with his generation. He is like a noble Native American in terms of husbandry with the land and what it provides. It’s fascinating.
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Girl I knew from Alaska said dating there was interesting. Her quote: “The odds are good, but the goods are odd.”
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Is it easier to get an erection there with the constant cold temperatures? Asking for a friend.
Are you implying a high level of flaccidity in warmer climes?
There was a National Guard girl from Alaska in my tech school, she was trying to get laid by anyone she could to find a reason not to go back there.
Having said that it is on my bucket list of places to go.
To explain it I have to give you some background information. When I was young I played football in winter and baseball in summer so there was a love and understanding for the game from my early days.
I love driving so when I met my wife in the late 80 we decided to explore the US throwing our suitcases and golf bags in the back of the trunk and we drove from East to West taking the South and North route. I used to have an aunt and uncle living in Walnut Creek Ca. and when we visited them they told us “we are going to Candlestick Park tonight to watch the ballgame would you like to join us”? So we saw the Giants a few years later the Padres in San Diego.
All nice and fine nothing else. In the winter of 98, we were planning a trip from Vermont to Florida in May and I read an article in my local Dutch newspaper about Baltimore and how nice the Inner Harbour has become. So I said to the missus, it is on our way to Florida, let’s take a look.
So we did, we checked in at the Holiday Inn on Lombard st walked down the corner and there it was Camden Yards! I said to the missus, let’s see if they play tonight and if they still have tickets.
I Walke up to the box office and asked if there were tickets left and the lady said sure but if you come back at 6:30 I have some really nice ones. So we did and we got 2 tickets 5 rows up from the Orioles dugout. Very nice.
The game was between the White Sox and the Orioles. From the beginning we liked the ballpark, the atmosphere, and the warehouse, my wife especially liked the O’s pitcher Scott Erikson 
everything, White sox took the lead 5-1 and the O’s were fighting an uphill battle all the way until the bottom of the 9th inning when they scored the tying run, extra innings, the Sox did not score but in the bottom of the 10th the Orioles loaded the bases with only one out …
A base hit or a walk would be enough and Harrold Baines the 40-year-old catcher came to the plate on the first pitch, he hit a grand slam homerun to the left field. The whole ballpark went crazy and so did we, we were caught in the moment and fell in love with the Orioles. We came back so many times while travelling the US playing golf during the day and watching baseball in the evening I think we have seen about 95% of all the ballparks in America and a shitload of minor league too.
For the first 14 years of being an O’s fan we stunk on ice until Buck Showalter came along and I have finaly seen some winning baseball and even playoff baseball. After a while, we stunk again but about 5 years ago the old Angelos gave the organization to his sons they hired Elias, got a lot of good picks and now we are standing at the beginning of a new era, a very good farm system and the number 1 pitching prospect according to Baseball America GraRod. Lots of young prospects are already playing in the majors and more are on its way.
We went from 110 losses to an 83-win season, never done before. This winter we will trade for pitching and picking up pitching FA since we have an extremely low payroll, the Orioles are coming!
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No comment on the umpires?
How? Is it a problem with getting goods into the state like in Hawaii?
Probably. My company sells product in Alaska and it relies on an offshore shipping company to get our product there which inflates the shipping costs.
Freight costs are far above the US average, and volumes are smaller for a small population. Not as extreme as in the Canadian Far North, but in January the nearest fresh vegetable to Anchorage would be over 2000km away. Distances are not quite as extreme as Hawaii, but the waters are a very different proposition for ocean freight. Rent/land is cheaper, but consumables are generally quite a bit higher.
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there’s a Seattle-based company (Alaska Marine, I believe) who has a barge system that runs up/down the coast transferring goods to Juneau and Alaska. Believe it takes two days each way but would need to confirm that. Have shipped a number of loads to them from Vancouver.
Charlie’s Produce sends a lot of fresh produce up north through their services, via shipping containers which get reloaded back down with freight/goods from Anchorage
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That would be quick for a barge. Vancouver to Prince Rupert on BC Ferries is 18-24 hours, but I guess you could get to Juneau in two days.
sorry you’re totally right. they sail every two days, but it takes 4-5 to get to Juneau and a week to Anchorage
Interesting hypothesis on what was dubbed “honor sensitivity” as a factor in conflicts escalating into violence and the southern concentration of that trait.
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1583831249118187522?s=20&t=olQrH4JIbB2qDclYQKREyA