The mention of the current state of Appalachia makes me think someone needs to write a parody of Country Roads about how capitalism is causing those beautiful country roads to fade into yet another highway, another shopping center, another billionaire's private estate.

February 08, 2025 - 16:37 UTC

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"Country roads, where'd you go?
Where was the creek, now 9 lanes flow.
West Virginia, won't someone pick up?
But no one's home, on those country roads"
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You’re referencing nature-destroying industry, but Possum Springs is a town dying because their destructive mining industry has left. Many of the citizens grieve for a time where they were actively destroying their land, but were at least employed to do it.
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"I remember when I could see the stars above me."
Something something something I'm not sure how to finish this line.
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A bit of a tangent on this, but it reminds me of how in Fallout 76 the ultra-rich decided to build sky-high mega-mansions above the clouds of soot and dust in the ash heap instead of addressing the problem itself. Why try to solve a problem when you can afford to build another fence and ignore it?
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76 honestly has a lot to say, in the world building, and is how I learned of the Blair Mountain battle by googling for quest info & finding the real one instead
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