• FerretyFever0
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    316 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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      516 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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        616 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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          -316 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.