• FerretyFever0
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        317 days ago

        Maybe about 150 years ago. Now, as far as I’m concerned, there’s 4. Chicago, LA, Atlanta, and NYC.

        • Nougat
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          517 days ago

          NYC is more than twice the size of any of those cities. It’s still the city.

          e: And Atlanta proper is only half a million people. It’s the metro area that’s got the population. Lots of mayors.

          • FerretyFever0
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            617 days ago

            The LA metropolitan area is well over half of New York’s in terms of population. And I’d argue that it’s significantly more important to pop culture today. In this thesis, I will-

            • Nougat
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              -317 days ago

              Oh no you’re right - Atlanta, Chicago, LA metro areas are all on par with NYC.

              But … the NYC metro area arguably stretches beyond DC now.