I grew up in Miami and left for California as soon as I could. Miami has a pretty facade, and if you visit for a week or two you might think it's great, but beneath the facade is a cesspool of stupidity, vanity, and corruption just like many other places. As a native Floridian, I hate to say that Florida is just such a strange place. It attracts a really weird mix of people. I think the VCs flocking there appreciate the shiny veneer and the fact that Miami worships rich people - intelligence is almost completely disregarded. The rich VCs can feel like popular kings and queens in their $20m Palm Beach mansions, but it's honestly one of the last places I'd want to be as an engineer.