What do you mean there are no such things as farmer's markets?

What do you mean there are no such things as other grocery chains that isn't Wal-Mart, Kroger .etc?

Exactly that, it's all in the article.

The only shop is a dollar store.

All these things you expect are absolutely not a given everywhere.

Besides, why the fuck would anyone want to live in the smack of no where?

Predominantly because they don't have the wealth or income necessary to live anywhere else in most cases. Y'know because of the poverty..?