MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more similar to developing nations

Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by tptacek on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:54AM (#14394053)

Bombay Beach? Wonder Valley? I had to look both of those places up, and both are places with tiny populations. Can you help me understand why I should be thinking about places like those and not, say, Youngstown Ohio?

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by tryitnow on Monday May 22, 2017 @11:20AM (#14394292)

Good question. I had never heard of Bombay Beach but it's a fascinating story: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salton-sea

Having said that, I think it has absolutely nothing to do with the article.

Wonder Valley also has an interesting story: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2014/12/the-last-homesteads-o...

There's a theme here of Southern California desert wastelands.

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by prawn on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:40PM (#14398436)

They were just two that I could easily remember driving through and with easy-to-Google names for anyone who wanted to see. We were driving through 25 states in two months with a couple of toddlers, so details are all over the place. Obviously as a visitor, you are taking in a whole range of things - ruinporn, state of urban areas (footpaths, cleanliness), retail, etc - rather than relying on data.

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