The Forgotten Rural America | Mikayla Bodey | TEDxOhioStateUniversity

[@writerinfact1768]

Thank you! I am the granddaughter of farmers. Both farms left the families when that generation had died. My dream, for the last 40 years, has been to farm my own land. Thank you for feeding my dream.

[@MrEdukator1]

Man, this one hits home.. thank you

[@jillbramble]

Mikayla - your words are profound and inspiring. Thank you for raising these important issues and responsibilities of rural America. You are one of 6 million 4-H'ers and 25 million alumni who can make a difference in our future!

[@nealb182]

Very well spoken and it is a huge concern for the whole of America. But hard to feel too sorry for them when they vote against their own interest.

[@DP-fq7iy]

Nb B182 Oh, like Chicago?

[@NormieNeko]

I don't think anyone is voting against their own interests. Urban, suburban, and rural areas have different concerns and cultures. A variety of breakdowns are being seen in all of these settings. We could feel sorry for everyone, but most still believe they're better off compared to the other (false empathy).

[@mydemocracype]

The description of this talk is misleading. Ms. Bodey does NOT malign the political left. She is calling for attention to the rural brain drain which results in less diversity of views and less attention to progressive change in rural communities. 5:17 to 5:28 This is an informed and persuasive talk about the future of rural America.

[@Arnsteel634]

Urban life is not social progress

[@DP-fq7iy]

A now, urban college utopias are “agree or die.” Hahahaha.

[@mahartma]

I don't see an answer either. Getting young people who have experienced city life and diversity back to a farm is a ludicrous idea. Nothing short of hunger can force people back into rural areas and reverse the trend of urbanization.

[@MrEdukator1]

Or a pandemic

[@NormieNeko]

The comparable amount of heavy violence, high homeless, high cost of living, and the existence of remote jobs can definitely send people back to smaller towns (maybe not too rural but places that are not too populated). A good bio-weapon could give every advantage to those in villages and small towns. Those in urban areas are screwed and left fighting like savages over leftover resources.

[@smalltowns]

Terrible presentation. Feels like amateur night. Good message though.

[@cathystoddert771]

Who wrote the description? I didn't think TED was politically biased. It's a turn off.

[@weitzfc1]

a lot of times , people seem to migrate to be accepted for their deviant lifestyles , and sinister behaviors . large cities are like catch basins for the filth of societies . people living in sloburberia , are not much better.

[@KrimsonStorm]

I appreciate what she is trying to do, but most of this talk isn't helping rural America. She cites several big issues in rural America, but when talking specifically about brain drain, her first thing is a slide backhand how their thinking isn't different, it's wrong, old, and needs to be updated. She thinks that bringing in leftist politics to the rural communities will fix the problem. It won't. She may come from a farm family but she sounds as elitist as any city dweller.

[@wilhelmheinrich7502]

I’m from a small town, and cultural reactionaries are chasing off the people that can make it better.