Exactly. Here is southwestern Virginia — not far from where this lady is —we have giant empty furniture and textile factories and warehouses all over the place, trees and ivy growing out of the brickwork. Some empty buildings are maintained in an empty but well-preserved state due to a certain family caring about them and maybe hoping they will come to life again. “Factory Man” by Beth Macy is a great book about what occurred in these parts due to globalization. It’s a heartbreaking story that is so overdue for a redemption arc. People around here have said they’d be willing to crawl for a mile on broken glass to have those factories back. I’ve been to so many states and have seen the same sort of thing everywhere. Right now we still have a population hanging on for dear life who would be happy to work and be able to dream again. Ten years from now might be too late.
Exactly. Here is southwestern Virginia — not far from where this lady is —we have giant empty furniture and textile factories and warehouses all over the place, trees and ivy growing out of the brickwork. Some empty buildings are maintained in an empty but well-preserved state due to a certain family caring about them and maybe hoping they will come to life again. “Factory Man” by Beth Macy is a great book about what occurred in these parts due to globalization. It’s a heartbreaking story that is so overdue for a redemption arc. People around here have said they’d be willing to crawl for a mile on broken glass to have those factories back. I’ve been to so many states and have seen the same sort of thing everywhere. Right now we still have a population hanging on for dear life who would be happy to work and be able to dream again. Ten years from now might be too late.