I'm reading Small Is Beautiful[0] (1972) and they make the point that the modern economy incentivizes interlocking problems of smart, healthy people leaving ~ru

I'm reading Small Is Beautiful[0] (1972) and they make the point that the modern economy incentivizes interlocking problems of smart, healthy people leaving ~rural areas to move to urban areas, and subsequent disinvestment in rural, which creates a dual economy. The solution cannot be bringing the modern economy to non-urban areas, which would be like building a skyscraper in a farmtown. Your solution would just drain the area of any remaining talent. The remaining people would be the elderly, disabled, and stubborn--and SLS would be even worse. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Is_Beautiful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Is_Beautiful