Sounds like you have just as strong a misconception of people as the people you are trying to call out. The thing about big cities is they draw a lot of people

Sounds like you have just as strong a misconception of people as the people you are trying to call out. The thing about big cities is they draw a lot of people from everywhere. The diversity of experience is high so you may be surprised about the background of the LA writer you point out. I think though that a media bias likely is a thing that causes big problems, like your LA writer comment. It is hard to get nuance in media and easy to emphasize a flashy polarizing headline or have a talking head take a single line out of context to artificially make a point. Dig a little more and you may find that LA writer discussing small town problems may have a few good points drawn from deep experience and real journalism.