You got to the heart of it, Vanessa. Like most people who lived on the coasts, I was fascinated by his book when it was released. Shortly after, though, as I spent a lot of time in the middle of the country, especially in the regions he wrote about, I heard many people express their distaste for the book and how it misrepresents them. This was in 2017, long before he became political. Even so, that summer I remarked to some of my friends in Ohio that my best guess was that he wrote the book to launch a new career as a VC in Silicon Valley, but that one day he would return to Ohio and run for Congress. And here we are. I still talk to some of my friends in Ohio and Kentucky about their growing distaste.
Thank you so much, Steve! The book definitely made headlines for being able to talk about class and poverty, but it definitely feels very transactional now, especially looking back. Your foresight was spot on!
Great job. Very informative!
Thank you!
You got to the heart of it, Vanessa. Like most people who lived on the coasts, I was fascinated by his book when it was released. Shortly after, though, as I spent a lot of time in the middle of the country, especially in the regions he wrote about, I heard many people express their distaste for the book and how it misrepresents them. This was in 2017, long before he became political. Even so, that summer I remarked to some of my friends in Ohio that my best guess was that he wrote the book to launch a new career as a VC in Silicon Valley, but that one day he would return to Ohio and run for Congress. And here we are. I still talk to some of my friends in Ohio and Kentucky about their growing distaste.
Thank you so much, Steve! The book definitely made headlines for being able to talk about class and poverty, but it definitely feels very transactional now, especially looking back. Your foresight was spot on!