Does anyone understand California?
Ask Granny
Yes. That's why I no longer live there.
I believe plenty of us do just as many of us understand my state, the People's Republic of New York. You have multiple AOC types in state government who either sincerely believe the BS they're peddling or sincerely want to tear down the society. Regardless of which they are, you get laws like decriminalizing retail theft which satisfies both of them.
Everything is leading to a culling. Depopulation. Displacement, control, then depopulation.
Then more control.