I am so tired of living in small towns that foster a culture of aversion to change.
It seems like small towns occasionally refuse to adapt because the residents have been stagnant and comfortable for so long.
This not only keeps the neighborhood feeling small, ancient, and stale, but it also works against the local residents in the long run. When new corporations aren’t allowed into the town, it means there is no competition. This drives up prices on specialty goods and services, and keeps the neighborhood in the economic dark ages. That’s exactly what happened in my current hometown until a new Heating and Air Conditioning dealership moved in last year. Apparently for over 100 years there was only one ventilation business in town, and all the people had to use them for any heating and cooling demands. Because they provided an in-demand service, the Heating and Air Conditioning business was able to charge any amount of currency for their services, but unluckyly, this meant numerous families were unable to afford the cost of having their heater ran tests on or a new AC unit installed, however many people were going without adequate indoor air temperature control simply because the services were out of their budgets. Then last year a brand new Heating and Air Conditioning business opened its doors, and everything changed, but right off the batt, they introduced highly reduced pricing on common services and equipment. Suddenly all the people could afford to have their aged heating and cooling systems repaired or upgraded! The aged Heating and Air Conditioning business was forced to lower their prices, and now both of these small corporations are working to keep their prices in line.