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    11 hours ago

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

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      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.

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        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-

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          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.