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We have no avocados here. This isn't the state you are looking for. Move along. Move along.
by fred_is_fred 9y ago
We have no avocados here. This isn't the state you are looking for. Move along. Move along.
- mulmen 9y agoI'm from a small town in Idaho. I recently went back to visit family. Everyone was eager to tell me that the direct flight from Seattle would be cancelled in favor of a town 45 minutes away. The local airport which used to serve the region is losing commercial service to the largest metro area in the region. Getting out of town will take an extra transfer and a 45minute to two hour drive. That town has stagnated and now it is dying. It is an oversimplification but I would rather deal with the problems of growth than stagnation and decay.
- taurath 9y agoThat's the squeeze I'm describing. If you want a "new economy" job you must be in a city. It feels like the only people doing well are the blue collar workers in the suburbs or rural areas who are mending to the retired or retiring boomer's homes. New blood has no money or resources.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYou don’t even have to go to small town Idaho, even Spokane is still economically struggling, though at least they still have plenty of Seattle directs.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoIf I wasn't in tech I'd prefer to tough it out in some small town in some "backwards" state. Better to be marginally less wealthy and free to live how I want than run the race by the rules of some coastal city for little benefit.
- mulmen 9y agoIt doesn’t have to be about coastal vs inland. It’s more about growth vs stagnation. Be careful about romanticizing the idea of rural life if you haven’t already done it. It’s nothing special in my experience.
- taurath 9y agohttps://www.google.com/maps/search/avocado+toast+denver/@39.6911565,-105.0431453,12z/data=!3m1!4b1 https://www.google.com/maps/search/avocado+toast+denver/@39.... Thats a lie! :P