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James F. Richardson's avatar

your personal story explains what keeps many rural/small town Americans from not only leaving but climbing the social ladder. Social network anchoring. This is why immigrants do so much better at social mobility I think. They don’t have any local network anchors and have enormous ‘freedom’ native born Americans do not.

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Sandy's avatar

Interesting but adds to my holiday melancholy. Grown children who will never come home for more than a short visit.

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