re: Move back to your dying hometown. Unless you can’t.

Businesses congregate in places where it's convenient for their customers and employees to reach them. Those are called cities.

If you went to college, as most of us are encouraged to, you probably won't find the right opportunity in a small town, and odds are smaller that the small town is your home town.

And my home town isn't dying. It turned into a magnet for strip malls, fast food joints, and car dealerships. It's not the same town.