My longtime friend has a counterpoint to the myth of JD Vance's take on Appalachia (spoiler alert: he does not really represent everyone who grew up there) @avashianeema.bsky.socialwww.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

I’m from Appalachia. JD Vance doesn’t represent us – he only represents himself

Hillbilly Elegy perpetuates a stereotyped representation of Appalachia, one in which people like me don’t exist