Living in Asheville wasn’t all bad. It’s a strange town with a unique vibe. I had a next door neighbor do an amazing job with my resume. I earned a tidy sum in a short period of time. I enjoyed great community with the lowest members of society. I made a couple really good friends. I had time and space to begin working on the back end of what would eventually become this site.

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I also learned one very important lesson in my search to understand how a place like Asheville came into being.

For some reason people equate wealth with mystical knowledge. Asheville is full of wealth, originally brought in by the Vanderbilts and their slave-driven empire. After them, more people came and brought wealth. Asheville became a place that rich people can pursue their eccentricities, be fawned over by “lesser” people that don’t have wealth, and a place where great fortunes go to die.