Hacker News Reader

> I don't think I'd make it in the current age.

Or any other country (besides Russia/USSR?). That doesn’t sound like an average childhood at all.

I grew up US rural and this checks out with me. I'm sure not every rural community had this era, but I bet a large number did.

(I highly doubt it's still like this.)

Welcome to the poorer rural areas of the united states

Curious where you got 'poorer' out of that. I'm a city boy all my life, but I've driven the country quite a few times - I could picture the Grizzly dip guy with guns and snowmobiles being in Wyoming .. https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/wyoming/

Reply on news.ycombinator.com