Small cities in America’s Mountain West are booming

Re:Small cities in America’s Mountain West are booming by Workaccount2 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @10:37AM (#26875249)

You also have the issue of the wealth divide. Its gonna be very difficult to hang out with locals when your annual income is more than they have made in a decade. Jealously alone will tear things apart, nevermind the near complete lack of overlapping life experience.

So you end up with the wealthy newcomers only interacting with other wealthy newcomers. Essentially a new culture in a place that had an established culture for years before hand.

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Re:Small cities in America’s Mountain West are booming by giantg2 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @11:43AM (#26876142)

I think that can happen, but doesn't have to. It depends if the person integrates into the local system. There are usually some wealthy people in the area to begin with, like doctors, lawyers, etc. If the community feels you are a part of it, then the wealth shouldn't be an real issue.

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Re:Small cities in America’s Mountain West are booming by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @01:44PM (#26877913)

>depends if the person integrates into the local system.

That's just not going to happen though. The newcomers have nothing in common. Life experience, wealth, religion, ideology, none of if. And then the top it off by showing up and changing the place both intentionally and unintentionally. No wonder the locals don't want them around.

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