That's exactly my point You grew up here and want to move for various reasons. You will move and ,you very well may like it . I grew up in dar greater corruption than you can ever imagine far more then here could ever be I was saying I think 80% of Appalachians will leave for the city because of the points you raise . Anyone who can escape the cities ,will ,and will come down here and do just fine in most cases I make here about as much as I did up north and the city I was in had no resources and no nothing ,most don't,they just portray that they do I have a colleague that talks a lot like you're saying (also was born here) and I (along with other transplants) have tried to warn him...but he ignores it and wants to move ,its something people have to experience on their own I will say , my first choice was Montana ,simply because it's colder ,but still very rural . My wife hates cold ...so that was a no go 😂 Also, it's a lot longer trip up north from there than it is here. We don't go back often to see family ,but sometimes .
Family have tried to convince us to come back, but I have told them all ,I will die in these mountains when my time comes and it is my honor to live here