There’s a difference between living somewhere, legally or not, and being part of the community. Just moving in doesn’t give you that. My area is going through large scale migration right now. Citizens moving in from 1,000s of miles away. All legal. My family has been in this county for 300 years. Well. It will be 300 years in 2045. I don’t figure to be the one to leave. Even if people are ruining it. I figure that all dries up as the current financial system becomes less and less able to build 1,000 homes at a go and sell them later instead of a few people moving in and building houses as they move. I’ll say it though, when people move into an area and start wanting to raise taxes to pay for more schools and teachers I start to get onboard with not having the vote until you’ve lived in a community for 10-15 years.
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He isn't wrong that if everyone around you is fucking it, it is time to leave.
Why live behind enemy lines.
If you are behind enemy lines, you aren't going to get the value out of that chunk of dirt you otherwise would.
I get the whole generational attachment bit, but is it the area or the people & history that you are really attached to? I think you'll find if the population changes & the old landmarks you are used to are destroyed, that attachment will wane significantly.