[Lawtan]

That, too may be a reason. Where I live I can best describe as "stunting creative growth", "nepotistic", "bitter", and "artificial".

And yet, I am concerned for them still, and other places worse off. I believe it is that concern, rubbed on a decent amount of frustration of my own unrelated issues, that sparked this all. Thank you guys for answering my question to the best of your ability. Admittedly, this has left me with another question, but I'll save that for another time.