spent ten years in seattle. I left 6 years ago. I was escaping what I saw written on the wall. the liberals had won and seattle was going down. I was right. I came here. now this. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/montana-a-rural-playground-for-dot-com-royalty/ can verify its absolutely true, and happening.
>Some encounters between locals and newcomers have caused tempers to flare. Gregg Alexander, who sells paint at Nelson’s Ace Hardware Store, discovered he could no longer ride his mountain bike anywhere he wanted in the hills around Whitefish. On rides, he has encountered “No Trespassing” signs, and an irate property owner once ordered Alexander off his land. Alexander has found an upside. He reckons the 60-acre parcel near Blanchard Lake Road that he bought in 1997 for $185,000 is worth millions now. “I’ll offload it to one of these dot-commers and go somewhere else,” he says.
this is the problem. look at what happens after these people get settled in. https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/suit-philanthropist-curried-favor-with-cop-sought-whitefish-chief-s/article_5d891605-8d79-5e4f-8d07-3e04879f21cd.html?fbclid=IwAR0O0EaXcYIqtKPSN4BesgTTmePbRy42lXByiRcdNMVdw8PbOsuzbZoWjek
I can't think of any deterrent against that, you have to move away ultimately, or hope they'll find a better place and move away
https://amishamerica.com/montana-amish/
Except maybe living among amish
Since they aren't connected to the grid it factually limits who can settle near them
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Everybody wants modern comfort...
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