Scenes from McDonald's, where distressed America takes refuge - Macleans.ca

After nearly two decades on Wall Street, Chris Arnade left his successful career to chronicle the lives of people living in marginalized and deindustrialized communities across America.

Q: What was the tipping point for you to make the transition from Wall Street and tackle this mammoth project? A: There was mostly a slow realization over my career that both banking, and the larger society of successful, highly educated Americans that it was part of, was dramatically out of touch with the bulk of Americans. That realization played out over my long walks I would take with my camera on weekends.

Prior to this project I had very different views on religion and mobility. I didn’t understand why someone would stick to their religion or why they wouldn’t just move to find a better job . I came to realize how wrong I was. Both religion, and local community give huge value and meaning to many people—often the most important meaning and value they might have in their life. To demand, or think, they should give them up isn’t only arrogant, it is downright offensive.

Part of the reason I took so long on this project is to highlight that. You can’t understand back row America if you only focus on lower income whites in Ohio, or lower income blacks in NYC, or recent immigrants in El Paso. You need to do all of that and more. To make matters worse, if you fail to build the right resume, either because of your situation or because it isn’t who you are, you are told it is your fault.

I don't care what people say, McDonald's is good! Everywhere in the world you know exactly what you are getting, in terms of taste and quality. More people should read Chris_arnade book and twitter feed! Americana BackRowAmerica inequality addiction

Reality often ends up so very far from the life we long for. Rest here. For awhile. It’s okay ... This Thanksgiving I wish everyone had home & family

Comfort at first, diarrhea later.

I guess the photographer was too lazy or too uncomfortable to go to their homes and neighborhoods?

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