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SadKneeCruiseBee t1_ir9yx96 wrote

Reply to comment by MassholeLiberal56 in Where is there the most fall color? [OC] by cremepat

Well we have to have SOMETHING going for us.

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Msaeachubaetssss t1_ira1dr1 wrote

Ngl West Virginia is fucking gorgeous. The people are incredibly nice and welcoming and I can’t wait to come back.

I just wish there was more I could do to help the people there. I know it’s complicated but I know West Virginians deserve better

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SadKneeCruiseBee t1_ira5sz7 wrote

At this point, I’m not sure what can be done to help us. It’s gridlocked in the way that we’re bored, and there’s NOTHING to do except for the outdoorsy stuff. But then because the state is so poor, no one dares to start a business here. I for one feel like that’s been a contributing factor to our opioid issue. Everyone’s so bored and depressed they feel like they need some kind of escape.

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Msaeachubaetssss t1_ira6ad8 wrote

And the main export the state had was drained from the state without being used to invest on the state. West Virginia was essentially a resource colony for a century.

I was hoping that making New River Gorge into a national park would bring people to the state but most of the people going were people already interested in visiting before.

I saw a story about some people moving in and turning some old properties into bnbs but I’m sure there’s limits to that too

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ol_dirty_applesauce t1_ira6lb6 wrote

I live in a small WV mountain town and really enjoy my life. It’s in the middle of a national forest, there’s a liberal arts college, and people are nice enough. There’s a pretty vibrant arts scene, I get to walk to work, and cost of living is almost too good to be true.

It’s certainly not for everyone, but I dig it.

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swampgay t1_ira4ob5 wrote

I got a tourism ad for West Virginia the other day that was literally just "come see the leaves!"

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