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Rural Towns Are Aging, Cash-Strapped and in Desperate Need of Workers (www.wsj.com)

submitted 4 months ago by MicroWave to c/economics

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With younger labor in short supply, aging workers often find themselves pulling double—or triple—duty to keep towns afloat

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[–] jpreston2005 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I live in a small town, and I love it. Rent is cheap, I can bicycle to the grocery store, and it's just 30 minutes from a major city where all the cool stuff happens! The only downside is nobody wants to commute to my place for house parties 😅

Additionally, if your small town has a small town theater, that's where all the liberals are lol Just go volunteer for a play and you'll make friends

[–] Elorie 2 points 4 months ago

Can confirm. My local group assumes you are queer and neurospicy until you state otherwise.

[–] TitanLaGrange 2 points 4 months ago

I live in a small town, and I love it. Rent is cheap, I can bicycle to the grocery store, and it’s just 30 minutes from a major city where all the cool stuff happens! The only downside is nobody wants to commute to my place for house parties

Same! I consider that last bit a win, a couple of times a year is enough for me.

if your small town has a small town theater

We did, but they didn't make enough to stay in business. One of the local churches bought it instead of paying to renovate their place of worship. I haven't been over there, but I assume their youth movie nights are top-notch.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 4 months ago

Same. We absolutely love living in a small town.