> Imagine what the vibes would be on the West Coast if there was a huge set of policy changes that decimated and liquidated the high tech industries. All those software and engineering jobs just vaporize in a span of 20 years.
> Then the media makes you the butt of jokes. Calls you “flyover country.”
The people in your analogy are not the same types suffering from rust belt rage. One group is willing and very wanting to learn and grow and build, and the other is openly antagonistic to any sort of growth.
That's why they became flyover country. I don't think that would happen on the west coast if your scenario were to occur because of the different culture.
> Then the media makes you the butt of jokes. Calls you “flyover country.”
The people in your analogy are not the same types suffering from rust belt rage. One group is willing and very wanting to learn and grow and build, and the other is openly antagonistic to any sort of growth.
That's why they became flyover country. I don't think that would happen on the west coast if your scenario were to occur because of the different culture.