Home Sweet Home.
Appalachia, to me, is full of contrasts. There are very affluent areas and then 5 minutes away there is abject poverty. I have watched some of this guy's videos and they are really good. He also captures the area well. One thing that has really changed though (throughout my lifetime) is the proliferation of drugs and especially opioids. Opioids have ruined a lot of communities around here.
As for going up and talking to people - I will say that the people around here are literally the nicest people I have ever met.