It also has to do with cost of living, average income, and a slower philosophy/life-pace than the east coast and other areas. All combinations of society/economics there support and encourage a more internet connected life-style than other places. A good example of this, out of the states, is the european country Estonia.
Estonia is a huge gaming country, including a large text-mud playing community, despite their very small country size. Lots of things, sociologically, go into making an area more internet/gaming/MUD prone. You could literally write books on it.
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