The low cost of living here can be a trap that makes it difficult to move somewhere else.

Some people have lived here all their lives, have no basis for comparison, and have an idealized view of what they think other places must be like.

And some people just thrive on greivance, and feel special when they highlight how very refined and worldly they are compared to the backward rubes here. It's kind of "le wrong generation," except it's "le wrong geography."

There are lots of things wrong with this area, but there are good things, too, which is what I try to focus on. There are negatives about anyplace you can live, nowhere is perfect.