Ozarks are notoriously hard to live in, it's why the population is so sparse here- mile upon twisting mile of wooded rock, with the occasional clump of soil. Great place to harden up for the future unknown, that's for sure.
Yeah there are a lot of pluses with this current situation, as we see that kids are no longer in the indoctrination camps, and some of them are probably learning to cook food for themselves for the first time, make art and music or write poetry. Oh yeah, nice poem!