>This has not stirred people to innovation. It has led to a gluttony of drug and alcohol addition and a forgetting of the ways to live off the land. To be fair

>This has not stirred people to innovation. It has led to a gluttony of drug and alcohol addition and a forgetting of the ways to live off the land. To be fair though, how much of that is due to the harsh winter conditions and long winter nights? A quick glance of the Google query "Alaska depressed winter" makes it look like it might be more of a weather/sun issue. Also >Alaska's alcohol mortality rate is three times the national average http://www.newsminer.com/news/akrecovery/alaska-still-wrestling-with-long-running-alcohol-problems/article_e7d27aec-2865-11e5-be1b-2b4217261eca.html http://www.newsminer.com/news/akrecovery/alaska-still-wrestl...