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posted by martyb on Thursday May 28 2020, @06:50PM   Printer-friendly
from the For-the-Big-Sky dept.

Phys.org:

Research has shown that, while people in their 20s often leave rural communities, a higher percentage of young adults in their 30s choose rural communities, Schmitt-Wilson said. Still, most of the research on migration of young adults to rural communities focuses on "returners," or those choosing to move home to the community they were raised in, she added.

[...] The researchers found that while study participants were candid about challenges associated with life in rural areas of Montana—such as a lack of amenities and geographic and social isolation—they also highlighted a number of benefits.

"Those benefits included the quality of life they experience in their rural communities, including family-centered environments, low cost of living, unconditional support provided by community members, intergenerational friendships, increased sociability and unique opportunities for personal and professional growth available for young adults in rural communities," Schmitt-Wilson said.

If urban centers are in lockdown and their amenities are gone, would young people still choose city life or would places like rural Montana do?


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday May 28 2020, @06:55PM (15 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday May 28 2020, @06:55PM (#1000239) Journal

    People go where the job are...

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday May 28 2020, @07:02PM (14 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday May 28 2020, @07:02PM (#1000241)

    Other common motivations:
    - They can't afford a city apartment anymore because rents continue to skyrocket while wages stay flat, so they're moving back in with their parents.
    - One or both parents are sick and unable to take care of themselves and can't afford professional care, so one of the kids is moving back to where they can take care of them.

    Before considering cultural motivations, you have to look at what's going on with people's wallets.

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    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by ikanreed on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:32PM (13 children)

      by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:32PM (#1000270) Journal

      I didn't think america had a culture outside wallets.

      • (Score: 1) by ze on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:39PM

        by ze (8197) on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:39PM (#1000271)

        As an american, let me tell you, we culture plenty of antibiotic resistance too

      • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:46PM (3 children)

        by Thexalon (636) on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:46PM (#1000274)

        It does, and it's exemplified by the president: Fast food, laughably false professions of Christian faith, racism, spousal abuse, "reality" TV, lawlessness, and con-artistry.

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        The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
        • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @09:42PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @09:42PM (#1000294)

          There are still a lot of good things here in the US, pretty much all small business. Perhaps we need to do some massive regulation on big box stores so small businesses can compete again.

          End-game capitalism sucks balls, but I do like my cheap TV.....

        • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @10:20PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @10:20PM (#1000304)

          In Urban areas, I would agree. That's why I left them (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Austin).

          Go live in the country, figure out a way to make it work, you and your family will be happier.

          • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Thexalon on Friday May 29 2020, @01:45AM

            by Thexalon (636) on Friday May 29 2020, @01:45AM (#1000359)

            I live in the country: Township with a population of about 2000. And make no mistake: Those cultural infestations are quite common around here too.

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            The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday May 28 2020, @10:47PM (7 children)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 28 2020, @10:47PM (#1000309) Journal

        I can't put a finger on when it started to decay, US had a culture beyond the wallet.
        Or maybe the US culture started to migrate into, say, rural Montana and became less visible?

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        • (Score: 4, Touché) by krishnoid on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:04PM (3 children)

          by krishnoid (1156) on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:04PM (#1000312)

          It was around when America stopped being "Great", I'm guessing.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2020, @06:56AM (2 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2020, @06:56AM (#1000440)

            Vietnam. It was 'Nam.

            • (Score: 2) by ChrisMaple on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:08AM (1 child)

              by ChrisMaple (6964) on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:08AM (#1000889)

              Hanoi Jane.

              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:41AM

                by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:41AM (#1000903)

                She went to Hanoi, Trump didn't.

        • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Mykl on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:57PM

          by Mykl (1112) on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:57PM (#1000321)

          My guess is around when the courts ruled that corporations were people.

        • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2020, @12:12AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2020, @12:12AM (#1000327)

          NAFTA the start of globalization
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM [youtube.com]

        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday May 29 2020, @09:32AM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 29 2020, @09:32AM (#1000467) Journal

          I can't put a finger on when it started to decay, US had a culture beyond the wallet.

          Always or never are the two obvious answers. Either it started to decay when European immigrants started to migrate to the Americas (more than 150 years before the formation of the US). Or it still hasn't.