I think it's important for all free people to ask questions of themselves such as, "If organizations and government weren't there to provide me $service, what would I do to stay alive?"
($service being personal security against threats, healthcare, emergency care, power, fuel, water, food, and so on.)
It is my opinion that everyone should have a rough game plan for each of the above.
The answers to these questions might explain the perceived "idiocy" of rural life to many people.