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by Eric_WVGG
1888 days ago
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You and I share some similar observations but come away with very different interpretations. "The educated people are there because they want to be" the parents, sure, but their children are there because the parents chose for them. "1. [children from big cities] haven't lived much. They haven't done many things." Are you seriously suggesting that there are more things to do in Boise than Manhattan? "2. They don't seem very happy." That certainly described everyone I knew who wasn't a cultist in Salt Lake City. In my experience, the ones who want to leave are the smart kids who find their surroundings culturally stifling and intellectually decrepit. |
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It's not about how many things there are to do. It's about what life experiences you've had.
I'm not talking museums here. I'm talking working tough jobs, dealing with addiction or death (in family or acquaintances, having a job, living on your own, etc etc. The kids I'm talking about have had very sheltered lives.
That certainly described everyone I knew who wasn't a cultist in Salt Lake City.
We may have different definitions of "small town". Salt Lake City is unique in many ways and not representative of rural or rust belt small towns.