Rural America

Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:

“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of

What is nurturing the souls of those who live in flyover country? Where do people interact when there are fewer and fewer homes and communities that dot the vast plains? How do people keep themselves entertained and stimulated outside of their work?