You should read about logical fallacies; you are using them. Your accusation is a straw man. I'm out of here, troll.

Top tier dad joke right there hahaha

Here is where he ridiculous misrepresents the data to further his personal bias (let's forget this is a poll of 1,000 people -- a terribly inadequate amount for any conclusion). Cited from the Boston Herald:

"He (Adams) said it revealed that 26% of Black respondents said it’s 'not OK to be White' and 21% said 'they weren’t sure.' With a degree of amazement, Adams said: “That’s 47% of Blacks not willing to say it’s OK to be White."

The 21% "not sure" are not the "not OK" group. He lumped them together because he has his own fears and biases. His claim can't even be supported by a pretty lousy survey that he himself is citing, because he misrepresents the meager data.

"Racism" is a label for a larger problem. It's the reliance on stereotypes that reveals "Low IQ behavior." Believe it or not, not all Black people are the same, as not all White people are the same. Scott Adams reveals that he has a rather small mind when it comes to the world at large and he's getting called out for it.

woah. i’m honestly speechless. i already don’t trust most maine police forces, but this is unbelievable. they really don’t give a fuck who they bring in. i’m astonished this needs to be shared more

what a horrible take. you think they have any guilt when they worked together to cover up underage sexual battery and general abuse of children for 30, 40+ years?? they devoted their whole life to ruining other’s lives, and yeah they should absolutely be on everyone’s radar just as much as your local sex offender

lulz sometimes you make more and understand less about the real world

Based on your post, why do you want to come back? Maine is basically the same place you left it as 20 years ago. The things you mention are still prevalent. You could say high-speed internet has improved in rural areas since then, but otherwise, Maine is just how you left it. If anything, it has gotten worse.

Is pending okay?

The hard part is it isn't cheap anymore. I'm sure you can do okay on 200k but it isn't cheap place property anymore.

Meh. Don't worry about it. They're just gonna be a bunch of starvingly hungry folks improvising weapons. What could go wrong?

(Seriously though it's a cool school but the guys who go are going through some heavy training shit so don't make it worse for them, ok?)

They shouldn't be charging anything. When they choose a tenant that cost can be built into the rent. I have only paid once for an application (in Biddeford) and the guy was showing 5 groups of people, collecting those fees from each of us. It felt like a scam. We didn't end up getting the apartment and I was out $100. (That was pretty much my grocery money for the week)

For that amount of land, maybe look in the towns near Lisbon: Durham, Pownal, New Gloucester. I can't speak to how fast the internet is out there.

I can tell you what's changed in Portland: the Village Cafe is gone. Lang's Express, the Wok Inn and Silly's are gone. Most everything else is now a weed store.

The problem with your questions is that everyone experiences life differently. There may be many things in common, but the perspective can have a huge impact on their opinion.

Like roads, they mostly suck, but some areas have become better at maintaining them. Some areas have created roundabouts (I fking HATE them) or more lanes or more traffic lights... It could go on and on. Some may feel they have improved the location, while others disagree (see roundabouts).

If you really want to move back here, I'd highly suggest a vacation or two first, more than a weekend here. Honestly, the weekdays and weekends can show you different sides of everything (traffic, open/closed stores/restaurants available, activities, etc)

School perspectives: can you call and speak with administration (or whoever you would speak with, I honestly don't know)? Ask some questions, talk to them, see how receptive they are to your inquiry. There's a chance you may have to leave your name and number for a callback, but it's worth a shot. You could also look at tests scores, I guess... But keep in mind those are just standardized tests and some may not even be trying on those (I personally tried for the questions I knew and guessed everything else when I was in school). And, as a parent myself, those scores do not evaluate the teachers at all. I'm not sure there is an actual way to see how the teachers do (I know my current location, some teachers lack... The ability to actually reach their students and meet their needs. There are many things I've had to reteach my kiddo because the teacher just shows them once and will not help any student who doesn't understand.)

Internet: it's all over the place, some areas have great high speed connection and others have it decent. Your best bet is to call internet providers for your favored areas and talk with them.

So... I guess my advice is to check out the areas you favor and see how they suit your family and you

Seriously. If you make that much money and don’t have the smarts to figure this stuff out on your own…

I listened all the way through once, and I believe at least one of those PACs was designed to support certain state legislative candidates in Florida. It might be an interesting project to actually track them down.

It almost seems like a joke post. Who makes $210k a year and questions if it's doable in Maine? We aren't NYC or San Francisco..

So you’re saying that 52% of black people are lying. Very racist of you. And if you haven’t watched the video your opinion means less than nothing.

Nah, but i definitely don't believe it. Maybe it gives people an excuse to be hateful.

That’s literally what the poll says in the video Adams is referencing. Did you watch it or nah

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Yup. No wonder there's so many accidents, nobody knows how to actually drive and look for themselves without technology telling them it's all clear.

Half joking. Hoping an option like this is available when it’s my time—maybe I should buy a plot—but it would be even better if I could be planted in my own property. Our hang ups about death and dying are so bizarre.

This post is almost as funny as someone who has never lived in Maine, posting in here they really love the idea of Maine. And they believe they are gifting Maine their knowledge and experience with advanced things like fire and electricity and the interwebs because Maine must not have those things.

Yet another problem to check the box off because of Air BnBs

You're joking?