Zach Bush

I tended to hear that far more often from people in urban environments. When I was in Virginia with a lot of my hospice work, I dealt with a lot of deep rural community, you know, fifth generation poverty and, you know, been rural on the same pieces of land for generations, you know, passed down.

It's the only reason they, they subsisted was because despite their poverty, there was family land that was passed down generation to generation and, And so they were living in the same place their grandmother lived. And I didn't hear those regrets from those people that were connected to lineage.

It's the only reason they, they subsisted was because despite their poverty, there was family land that was passed down generation to generation and, And so they were living in the same place their grandmother lived. And I didn't hear those regrets from those people that were connected to lineage.

It's the only reason they, they subsisted was because despite their poverty, there was family land that was passed down generation to generation and, And so they were living in the same place their grandmother lived. And I didn't hear those regrets from those people that were connected to lineage.

But the wealthy people that were living in cities and living these wealthy lifestyles of separatism that is often framed or carried out in the frameworks of social caste systems where you're from West Richmond or you're in one of these environments where there's so much social pressure and we're sitting in one of the biggest enclaves of this in the world is Los Angeles here.

But the wealthy people that were living in cities and living these wealthy lifestyles of separatism that is often framed or carried out in the frameworks of social caste systems where you're from West Richmond or you're in one of these environments where there's so much social pressure and we're sitting in one of the biggest enclaves of this in the world is Los Angeles here.

But the wealthy people that were living in cities and living these wealthy lifestyles of separatism that is often framed or carried out in the frameworks of social caste systems where you're from West Richmond or you're in one of these environments where there's so much social pressure and we're sitting in one of the biggest enclaves of this in the world is Los Angeles here.

And during the first evacuation, I was put into a hotel in Northern Santa Monica just, and would be evacuated from that then a few hours later. But the sitting in that hotel lobby that evening, having some food and watching the people pour in and,

And during the first evacuation, I was put into a hotel in Northern Santa Monica just, and would be evacuated from that then a few hours later. But the sitting in that hotel lobby that evening, having some food and watching the people pour in and,

And during the first evacuation, I was put into a hotel in Northern Santa Monica just, and would be evacuated from that then a few hours later. But the sitting in that hotel lobby that evening, having some food and watching the people pour in and,

you could tell immediately who had come to the hotel flown in from some European destination or out of town and who was being displaced from, you know, the Pacific palisades because they just look different. And the amount of effort that Los Angeles, Miami, New York, you know, the amount of effort going into creating a false identity is visible. And, um,

you could tell immediately who had come to the hotel flown in from some European destination or out of town and who was being displaced from, you know, the Pacific palisades because they just look different. And the amount of effort that Los Angeles, Miami, New York, you know, the amount of effort going into creating a false identity is visible. And, um,

you could tell immediately who had come to the hotel flown in from some European destination or out of town and who was being displaced from, you know, the Pacific palisades because they just look different. And the amount of effort that Los Angeles, Miami, New York, you know, the amount of effort going into creating a false identity is visible. And, um,

the fire has a way of suddenly shattering the false identity. And so I saw a lot of acceptance of death and turnover in my rural population that were fifth generation poverty. And I saw a lot of shock and regrets in the people that had been more affluent and had lived into these quote unquote successful pathways of false identity and

the fire has a way of suddenly shattering the false identity. And so I saw a lot of acceptance of death and turnover in my rural population that were fifth generation poverty. And I saw a lot of shock and regrets in the people that had been more affluent and had lived into these quote unquote successful pathways of false identity and

the fire has a way of suddenly shattering the false identity. And so I saw a lot of acceptance of death and turnover in my rural population that were fifth generation poverty. And I saw a lot of shock and regrets in the people that had been more affluent and had lived into these quote unquote successful pathways of false identity and

And so the shattering of identity that happens when a fire comes through or a hospice moment comes upon you, the level of shock will depend on what level of performative success you've had in your life. And for me, that's been a long, slow deconstruction. I started my life in relative poverty.

And so the shattering of identity that happens when a fire comes through or a hospice moment comes upon you, the level of shock will depend on what level of performative success you've had in your life. And for me, that's been a long, slow deconstruction. I started my life in relative poverty.

And so the shattering of identity that happens when a fire comes through or a hospice moment comes upon you, the level of shock will depend on what level of performative success you've had in your life. And for me, that's been a long, slow deconstruction. I started my life in relative poverty.

I say relative because the poverty in the United States is, you know, in stark contrast to something that you would find in India or something like that. But yeah, Grew up in government housing, low-income housing. Dad was a tree trimmer at the university making $2.40 an hour. And we were a hippie family in Boulder, Colorado, doing our thing. And it was a wonderful way to grow up.