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minus-squareFerretyFever0linkfedilink5•17 days agoHell yeah! Just the one city so far, but good sign!
minus-squareFerretyFever0linkfedilink3•17 days agoMaybe about 150 years ago. Now, as far as I’m concerned, there’s 4. Chicago, LA, Atlanta, and NYC.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink5•17 days agoNYC 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.
minus-squareFerretyFever0linkfedilink6•17 days agoThe 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-
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink-3•17 days agoOh 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.
Hell yeah! Just the one city so far, but good sign!
FWIW, NYC is the city.
Maybe about 150 years ago. Now, as far as I’m concerned, there’s 4. Chicago, LA, Atlanta, and NYC.
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.
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-
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.