Comments by "KGS" (@kgs2280) on "Poorest Region of America - What It Really Looks Like 🇺🇸" video.

@paulm518 I disagree. There are quite a few younger people who are interested in permaculture. And who said anything about not having internet and Amazon? The state does have to work on maintaining steady internet service, but it’s there, and I’m pretty darn sure Amazon delivers to WV, LOL. And there are grocery stores there, just not every mile or two like in past years, but a lot of younger (and middle-age) people are interested in growing their own produce, including fruits and nuts, and WV has a number of those growing wild. Foraging schools would also be a very welcome addition, I’m sure. I’m not talking about communes that never go into towns or cities, or interact with other people; just people who want to grow enough healthy, organic produce to feed their own family or community. They can also have chickens and goats and just about anything else they want. Sure, it’s basically farming, but a lot of people are fed up (no pun intended) with the chemicalization and unnatural methods of the Big Agra and meat-producing industries, and would rather do it themselves with healthier methods for their own homes, plots and groups.
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@elemkay5104 I agree. Permaculture is a great thing, and could definitely spark some self-sustainable communities there. A back-to-the-land approach might be very popular there, because many West Virginians love, and feel like they belong to, the land, and have some background in farming or, at least, self-sustaining gardening.
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@FriendlyCroock Um, sorry to disappoint, but most media in the U.S. is right-wing, or at least right-leaning.
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@crybabygbc1026 I listen to media from all over the world, and, on occasion, also listen to American “mainstream” media like CBS (which made a big right turn politically this past year), NBC and ABC. They all seem to have a right-leaning bent. MSNBC is the only one that leans somewhat bit left. I watch YouTube news from all over the world, and it made me realize how right-wing mainstream news is in the U.S. But then, I primarily listen to left-leaning news out of preference, but I watch the others as well to get a more complete perspective.
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My whole family is from Beckley. Most of my ancestors have been from WV, and VA before WV seceded, all the way back to the 1600s. We moved when I was 1-1/2 yrs. because my dad was in the Air Force, but we got to go back for visits every few years, and I’ve always loved WV. You can’t find much more natural beauty than there. My cousins, who still live there, are all college educated (mostly from Marshall), and are almost all teachers. It’s definitely one of the top places I would consider moving to if I get to where I can’t afford to live in CA anymore (I love CA, but it is expensive).
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@brucelee4president783 It’s cheaper to live there than many other states. Getting a good job would probably be harder, though, unless you could work online.
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@markyhutt All those reasons are the reasons I wanted to live in Mexico after living there for six weeks. Unfortunately, I have not been able to do that. I also found it unsurprising that all those things that my mind, and heart were interested in in the country, but the politics of the country was something I had no interest in at all. I actually enjoyed that, as we’re inundated with it here.
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@hclayjones71 What year did you leave there?
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@mradventurer8104 Exactly. People are people everywhere. All my aunts and uncles and cousins lived there, and would even head up to New York City to buy clothes for school and such at least once a year. It’s not really that far, so everything is available, even though most people there stay in their own region most of the time, like everywhere else.
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