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Then go ahead and explain why West Virginia is consistently and historically among the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest, and unhappiest states in the US.

by driggs 3y ago

Then go ahead and explain why West Virginia is consistently and historically among the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest, and unhappiest states in the US. It is a fact that West Virginians vote to perpetuate these circumstances. Our governor is the richest coal baron in the state, and we're going to overwhelmingly vote out centrist Joe Manchin to put that coal baron into the US Senate. I've lived here for four decades, the son of a coal miner who was the son of a coal miner, the first person in my extended family to ever earn a college degree. Do you actually know what you're talking about, or are you just angrily shouting into the wind?

onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
> Then go ahead and explain why West Virginia is consistently and historically among the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest, and unhappiest states in the US. Can you really not imagine that some people don't care about money or education and instead care about other things that are seemingly unimportant to you?
- driggs 3y ago
  There is a significant difference between "interests" and "best interests". Unhealthiest. Unhappiest. These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list. You just seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/10-happiest-unhappiest-states-in-americaseptember20.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/1... https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unhealthy-states https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unheal...
  - glimshe 3y ago
    There is likely truth to what you're saying, but isn't it possible that the alternatives (to what they vote for) would make people even worse off? If you look around the world, there is a looooong way down from the standard of living in West Virginia (which people in some countries would dream to have).
  - onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
    > These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list. WV has been at the bottom of these lists for 50 years - and it has had a massive politic shift over the last 20... It's almost as if things aren't as reductive as you think.
red-iron-pine 3y ago
> I've lived here for four decades, the son of a coal miner who was the son of a coal miner, the first person in my extended family to ever earn a college degree. Do you actually know what you're talking about, or are you just angrily shouting into the wind? Mon ami this is HN -- any posts that aren't about node.js or autism are generally people pissing into the wind

by driggs 3y ago

onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago

> Then go ahead and explain why West Virginia is consistently and historically among the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest, and unhappiest states in the US. Can you really not imagine that some people don't care about money or education and instead care about other things that are seemingly unimportant to you?

driggs 3y ago
There is a significant difference between "interests" and "best interests". Unhealthiest. Unhappiest. These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list. You just seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/10-happiest-unhappiest-states-in-americaseptember20.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/1... https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unhealthy-states https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unheal...
- glimshe 3y ago
  There is likely truth to what you're saying, but isn't it possible that the alternatives (to what they vote for) would make people even worse off? If you look around the world, there is a looooong way down from the standard of living in West Virginia (which people in some countries would dream to have).
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
  > These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list. WV has been at the bottom of these lists for 50 years - and it has had a massive politic shift over the last 20... It's almost as if things aren't as reductive as you think.

red-iron-pine 3y ago

> I've lived here for four decades, the son of a coal miner who was the son of a coal miner, the first person in my extended family to ever earn a college degree. Do you actually know what you're talking about, or are you just angrily shouting into the wind? Mon ami this is HN -- any posts that aren't about node.js or autism are generally people pissing into the wind