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0 pointsCPLX1y ago0 comments

> as far as I can tell got very little for my money

You literally lived in the greatest city in the history of world civilization.

Sorry it didn't work out for you.

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materielle1y ago

Most of the things people like about NYC were either:

1) Built at least 100 years ago. De-facto relics of a government and society that no longer exists.

2) Things built by the people in spite, not because, of its public policy and government.

If anything, what interests me about NYC is “why isn’t worse?”. There is something amazing about NYC: how a city and civilization can be so successful in the face of government incompetence and public policy failures at every level.

steveBK1231y ago

Tokyo is pretty nice

Aspos1y ago

You seriously think NYC is the greatest city in the history of world civilization? Or is it sarcasm? I am asking this as NYC resident.

indoordin0saur1y ago

If your definition of greatest is "total GDP" then it is the greatest in the world. That said, I would agree that Tokyo and maybe even London are much finer examples of cities.

tokioyoyo1y ago

As my sister says (lives around Prospect Park with kids) — if you don’t gaslight yourself that it’s the best city in the world while paying such premiums to live here, you’ll get depressed in a second.

But I agree, I’m scratching my head whenever I hear that statement. It’s definitely the best city in USA though, as there are about 3 real cities in the country.

CPLXOP1y ago

Of course I do. Ask any person living in New York, they'll tell you the same thing.

potato37328421y ago

Unless you happen to ask the large fraction of people who knowingly moved there to make big bucks for some number of years before getting out. They will all tell you it sucks, the government sucks, you suck for not realizing that and that they're masterminding their exit to the suburbs of Phoenix or Miami or whatever. These people make up a sizable minority of the NYC population at any given time.

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nothrabannosir1y ago

Where else have you lived?

I live in nyc today and whenever I hear people say that , it turns out they mean “New York City is the greatest city in the world of New York City and Waterloo, Wisconsin.”

And even then , I’ve seen photos of Waterloo… looks like the air is nice and breathable there. And apparently you can afford to rent a place on a normal salary.

You don’t have to agree but at least try and get out of your bubble. You don’t even know enough different people in New York City itself to support that claim, apparently.

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materielle1y ago

Most of the things people like about NYC were either:

1) Built at least 100 years ago. De-facto relics of a government and society that no longer exists.

2) Things built by the people in spite, not because, of its public policy and government.

steveBK1231y ago

Tokyo is pretty nice

Aspos1y ago

You seriously think NYC is the greatest city in the history of world civilization? Or is it sarcasm? I am asking this as NYC resident.

indoordin0saur1y ago

If your definition of greatest is "total GDP" then it is the greatest in the world. That said, I would agree that Tokyo and maybe even London are much finer examples of cities.

tokioyoyo1y ago

But I agree, I’m scratching my head whenever I hear that statement. It’s definitely the best city in USA though, as there are about 3 real cities in the country.

CPLXOP1y ago

Of course I do. Ask any person living in New York, they'll tell you the same thing.

potato37328421y ago

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nothrabannosir1y ago

Where else have you lived?

I live in nyc today and whenever I hear people say that , it turns out they mean “New York City is the greatest city in the world of New York City and Waterloo, Wisconsin.”

And even then , I’ve seen photos of Waterloo… looks like the air is nice and breathable there. And apparently you can afford to rent a place on a normal salary.

You don’t have to agree but at least try and get out of your bubble. You don’t even know enough different people in New York City itself to support that claim, apparently.

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