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What can we do to help them? I was thinking to create free programming resources but I realize not everyone can be programmer and there are already a lot of fre

What can we do to help them? I was thinking to create free programming resources but I realize not everyone can be programmer and there are already a lot of free resources out there?

honkycat 7y ago
You really can't help, it's already gone. I think socialized healthcare would go a long way. Would allow people to take risks instead of clinging to crappy jobs in order to keep their healthcare. Also a lot of people lose their money to a medical bills. We are ALL going to get sick and die someday and it will be expensive. A lot of this pain is self-inflected, in my opinion. Consolidation of wealth was another large part of it. These communities were mis-managed into the ground. Boondoggle public works programs have wasted a huge amount of public money for very little benefit and a gigantic maintenance cost. Why does a town of 2000 people need miles and miles of blacktop that lead nowhere? The funding for education dropped out. Nobody wants their kids to go to a shitty school. Why does a town of 2000 people need its own school? The quality of education is HORRIBLE and there are tons of little towns scattered around my area, each with their own school. A few small towns banded together and consolidated their school systems, and the results have been AMAZING. 3d printer labs, advanced placement classes, WAY higher pay for teachers, you name it. My town decided to not join in, so we all ended up staying at my tiny school that only offers 3 years of classes and 0 advanced classes. Additionally, wealth has been drained out of these communities by big box stores, Amazon. But before them, there was Walmart. None of the money that people spent at Walmart went to the local community. It went out of state and out of the hands of locals. Small town butchered their main streets by putting large roads through them, which caused people to drive through the town instead of hanging out at main Street in spending money. It ruined the charm and made the community not pleasant to live in. Finally, and this is just my opinion, small towns suck to live in. I moved out as soon as I could and I consider it one of the best decisions I ever made. There are no well paying jobs for educated workers. Trade jobs are very hard on your body, and often don't pay as well as people think. There's no culture, nothing to do, nobody ambitious hanging around. It is mostly just the leftovers. This was not true when my parents were growing up, it was actually a brilliant little town with a lot of wealth and a great little community, but it is definitely true now. Everybody left for the well paying jobs in the city. There's a huge brain drain in small to America. Check out strongtowns.org if you want a good overview, a lot of the content I have read on that site rings very true.

What can we do to help them? I was thinking to create free programming resources but I realize not everyone can be programmer and there are already a lot of free resources out there?

honkycat 7y ago

You really can't help, it's already gone. I think socialized healthcare would go a long way. Would allow people to take risks instead of clinging to crappy jobs in order to keep their healthcare. Also a lot of people lose their money to a medical bills. We are ALL going to get sick and die someday and it will be expensive. A lot of this pain is self-inflected, in my opinion. Consolidation of wealth was another large part of it. These communities were mis-managed into the ground. Boondoggle public works programs have wasted a huge amount of public money for very little benefit and a gigantic maintenance cost. Why does a town of 2000 people need miles and miles of blacktop that lead nowhere? The funding for education dropped out. Nobody wants their kids to go to a shitty school. Why does a town of 2000 people need its own school? The quality of education is HORRIBLE and there are tons of little towns scattered around my area, each with their own school. A few small towns banded together and consolidated their school systems, and the results have been AMAZING. 3d printer labs, advanced placement classes, WAY higher pay for teachers, you name it. My town decided to not join in, so we all ended up staying at my tiny school that only offers 3 years of classes and 0 advanced classes. Additionally, wealth has been drained out of these communities by big box stores, Amazon. But before them, there was Walmart. None of the money that people spent at Walmart went to the local community. It went out of state and out of the hands of locals. Small town butchered their main streets by putting large roads through them, which caused people to drive through the town instead of hanging out at main Street in spending money. It ruined the charm and made the community not pleasant to live in. Finally, and this is just my opinion, small towns suck to live in. I moved out as soon as I could and I consider it one of the best decisions I ever made. There are no well paying jobs for educated workers. Trade jobs are very hard on your body, and often don't pay as well as people think. There's no culture, nothing to do, nobody ambitious hanging around. It is mostly just the leftovers. This was not true when my parents were growing up, it was actually a brilliant little town with a lot of wealth and a great little community, but it is definitely true now. Everybody left for the well paying jobs in the city. There's a huge brain drain in small to America. Check out strongtowns.org if you want a good overview, a lot of the content I have read on that site rings very true.