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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
If you're intellectually curious, you might consider reading JD Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. It was highly lauded by the NYT and other elite media after Trump won in 2016 (and JD had yet to enter politics). I expect that to be memory-holed now. :) https://www.amazon.com/Hillbilly-Elegy-Memoir-Family-Culture/dp/0062300547
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ilove.base.eth
@chris24.eth
I caught Vance's book back when it got so much interest as the explanation for why the pollsters were so wrong. As someone actually from Appalachia, he was another in a long line of outsiders who stereotype the region and highlight the worst. His sin is only made worse by claiming weekend and summer visits gave him some type of insight that he could share with his friends from Yale. Now that his motives are more clear, I would advise anyone who reads it to view it with that lens. As I tell my Texan cousin, visits to your granny in the summer doesn't make you a Kentuckian. Kentuckians know and understand that not all of Appalachia is poor, broken, and dirty. Not every hero aspires to leave. Poverty is not a moral failing. This book is worth a read, especially now that Vance is the most likely candidate to become the first millennial president.
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Alex
@asenderling.eth
Thanks for sharing your perspective, I found it insightful.
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