"Greater economic and cultural openness in the West has not benefited all of our citizens. …
Despite recent increases in geographical mobility about 60% of British people still live within 20 miles of where they lived when they were fourteen.
— The road to somewhere by David Goodhart (5%)
Originally mistakenly posted as a comment, but I find it interesting, and disconcerting that this applies to a minority of the people I know well.
@john@books.paladyn.org what's wrong with living where you grew up? If I could have found a job I would have stayed. And after we had kids we sure wish we had grandparents near by.
@fu@millefeuilles.cloud I don't think there is anything wrong with having roots in a place, but I, my wife, my siblings and cousins, work colleagues and the majority of people, but not all, left home for education and work, and made their lives in a new place or places. I do have friends who have lived in this area all their lives,, but not the majority. In these terms I am an Anywhere, generally mixing with Anywheres. The problem is that most politicians and decision makers are also Anywheress - so can they really represent of speak for the 60% who can have different priorities?
@john@books.paladyn.org Yeah, for years I've felt the idea the best way to split up people to be represented by is by geographical region is kind of laughable.
Especially if you are going to have two houses are having them both by region is silly there are so many other ways, by industry, or Party, or age, or religion, etc.
