I think it's good to read up on things to keep with the current situations. You can learn some things checking these threads. But if it gets too negative just take a break. There are complainers and negative opinions everywhere, along with the positives. Some of the complaints here are not even issues that I have to deal with. Everyone has a different experience. Don't let a few bad apples get you down.
Where I used to live one would think it's a terrible place based on some negative reviews. I thought it was mostly great in the years I lived there. I grew up in Hawaii, lived in Colorado Springs and Vegas and just recently moved here. I would rather be here than those places, yes even Hawaii. My only complaints here so far is some stores that I like are not 5-10 minutes away, and I have to deal with seeing a little bit more bugs than I was used to. But to me those are not enough to not want to live here. Good far outweighs the bad so far.
A lot of the problems brought up here can be problems anywhere. There are bad drivers and negative people in every state. Yes even Hawaii. Two keys to happiness anywhere are to be alert for the bad drivers and avoid the negative people.
