r/Cascadia

r/geographymemes user u//Jfullr92 has created a fun map voting game wherein daily top comment deletes a US state with a new map unveiled each day. Other top commented whims, such as how to divide the lost territory or renaming states ala Megasota & Vermonster, have also been implemented.

User u//RoseRaving knew Colorado's end was near and decided to subvert Top Comment on map #44. They originally wrote "Sorry Colorado it's time to go" but changed it an hour before votes were tallied (with 1.7k+ votes making it top comment), to "Sorry Oregon it's time to go."

The edit was clear and all the related comments were about Colorado. However, there was enough confusion that the map creator didn't immediately catch on to the change and posted map #45 to erase Oregon (known as Cascadia).

After much outcry, downvotes, and obviously many geography meme posts, the content creator was clued in.

Some users argued that there were no rules in the game against strategically editing a top comment. The sub mods got involved, removing the edited comment from map #44. The creator of the map clarified, writing "If you gain thousands of upvotes because people believe something and then you change that, that’s cheating. It’s morally wrong. It’s an unwritten rule."

The original map #45 post was taken down, the creator posted an update about the situation and had to spend time editing the map for the updated map #45 post.

Although the cheater was named and banned from participating in the map game going forward, a user in the community was careful to caution against DMing the individual. Because, you know, bullying is bad. And this is a game meant for fun. So far, the worst the cheater has received is a Reddit Cares report. (And countless memes posted in the sub.)

The map creator called on the cheater to apologize, but so far all they've said is "Hail Blucifer".

It is my duty to inform us of this play. Megasota must go or they will wrong us how they did to Michigan!

How long do you expect someone to have lived in the area before you consider them Cascadian? Before their opinions feel valid and relevant for regionalism, or even separatism?

As someone not from the area but has been living in it for a while, I often feel conflicted on whether hanging a Doug flag or engaging in discussions about Cascadia makes me more of a Cascadia enthusiast than a Cascadian. I don't have roots here, I don't have family here, but I feel a connection to the area and consider it my home now. Do you think that's enough?

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So the $32,000 was raised and the forests around the campground saved... BUT, there is a 29 acre grove of legacy forest (ecologically diverse, close to Old Growth) in the same sale that will be logged in July unless its swapped out for a less ecologically rich plot of trees. This was proposed by the conservation group and DNR did not respond.

Please read the article and if you want to, reach out directly to DNR to ask them to save that plot of trees!!!

Department of Natural Resources Contact info:

- General Outreach: information@dnr.wa.gov

- Forest Practices/Permits: fpd@dnr.wa.gov

- Natural Resources Board: bnr@dnr.wa.gov

The older I get, the more I understand why the idea of Cascadia resonates with people.

Living in the Pacific Northwest often feels fundamentally different from the rest of the country. Our geography, climate, industries, environmental priorities, and overall culture create a regional identity that feels very distinct. A lot of people here feel more culturally aligned with British Columbia than they do with political institutions on the opposite side of the continent.

What really stands out to me is the sheer distance involved. Decisions affecting the PNW are often made by people in Washington DC who have no understanding of what life here is actually like. Most of them have never set foot on the west coast, let alone seen a forest or a mountain (they like to claim they have these things over there but…). The United States is enormous, and sometimes it’s hard not to wonder how sustainable it is for such a geographically and culturally diverse country to remain so centralized politically.

To me, Cascadia resonates because it acknowledges something a lot of people already feel instinctively: the Pacific Northwest does not feel culturally tethered to the East Coast in the way the current political structure assumes it should. Whether people support full independence or just stronger regional identity, I think the movement exists because that disconnect is real and increasingly hard to ignore.

I got downvoted to oblivion when I posted this elsewhere on Reddit. Go figure.

🎵raise your flag! 🎵