Question for you all, do you all have a hometown? Don't dox yourselves, naturally, but... Do you have an area, a place, you call home? A place you feel at peace, that you belong? I am finally there. It has been rough in America, watching places turn to shit, get built up and overrun. Moving multiple times for work, while trying to remain connected to friends and family. Just wanted to hear your stories, however much you are willing to share. I have been curious about us dissident types, how many of us are lost to the wind. I thought I found my home in Boise years ago, but now here I am in Eastern WA content as can be.
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I grew up in a typical suburb, decently nice in my opinion but not particularly high class or anything. I live there now, but will probably buy a house relatively close by (within 50 miles) sometime over the next year or two. I love my hometown; I've always been one to get super nostalgic and get lost in my memories of the past. Not sure if it's just how I am, or if it's because the present, in many respects, sucks profusely compared to the past.
Regardless, as a result I have a very soft spot for my hometown and always will. It's remained fairly consistent my entire life so far and I hope it can remain this way for a long time.
I'm a firm believer that one of the many many problems with our current society is how everyone is at the mercy of where the best jobs are, causing families to be scattered across the country. I'm fortunate to have a lot of my older extended family in the area, but I've watched as many of my grandparents' other grandchildren move away. I don't blame them, I could even see myself doing it in an alternate reality, but I think the best course of action, barring an absolutely amazing and fulfilling opportunity elsewhere, is to stay in this general area and make my own family here. I won't leave my home simply so I can feed a bit more effectively at the corporate trough.
All that to say I love my hometown, the only issue is most of the lots aren't large enough for what I want. I would like an acre or so at least to have a good garden and orchard to try and build up some degree of self sufficiency so I'm not dependent on clown world. So while I will likely leave it, I will probably end up somewhere still close by in the end.
I agree with you on the transient economy hurting families and connections with all the moving.