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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?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by ikanreed on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:32PM (13 children)
I didn't think america had a culture outside wallets.
(Score: 1) by ze on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:39PM
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)
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.
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
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)
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
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.
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)
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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 4, Touché) by krishnoid on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:04PM (3 children)
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)
Vietnam. It was 'Nam.
(Score: 2) by ChrisMaple on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:08AM (1 child)
Hanoi Jane.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:41AM
She went to Hanoi, Trump didn't.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Mykl on Thursday May 28 2020, @11:57PM
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
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
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.