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But what do we do? Getting into the information service economy seemed to be the answer for some time, but given our current trend of mass tech contraction that

• linehedonist 3y ago
  No idea. I left, and given that my hometown is shrinking at the rate of about -0.75% a year I’m not the only one.
  • asow92 3y ago
    I know exactly what you mean, and I know plenty of people from my hometown who've made the same choice. I completely empathize with your choice. And I ask: aren't people leaving further exacerbating this issue? My family has been here for over 150 years, and I feel like I have an intergenerational responsibility to be a small part of helping my home through this tough time. There's got to be something the rust belt can do to pull itself through its issues. Which area of the rest belt are you from?