The demographics matter. Is Florida's growth young, well educated professionals? Or are we seeing boomers retire there and a concentration of conservative retirees wanting to follow their politics.
There are young, talented, ambitious people graduating from school in Florida every year, but for tech they run into the same vicious cycle: there aren’t enough tech opportunities in Florida, so a lot of the most talented and ambitious will leave the state or find something else to do and the technology sector continues to be underdeveloped.