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Sure, and that describes the death spiral pretty well. I guess my question (and I genuinely don't know the answer) is to what extent the failure to adapt to the changes is someone's fault. In other words, one of the reasons that immigration is good because it brings in the people who are willing to go through hardship in order to improve their lot. To what extent are these towns' collapse a reflection of the fact that the only people who stay are the ones who are unwilling to change?