• Casuls_Die_Thrice@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I like to think that Washington DC is the fourth, seeing as it’s the national capital, the political & historical center of America, and the fact that things that happen in DC have not just national, but international effects.

    Also a fair bit of personal bias tbh, seeing as I live in the metro area.

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      1 day ago

      I think there’s some truth to the idea that the relative ranking depends on what context you’re talking about.

      Pure population? Houston.

      History and politics? DC to the top, Philadelphia and Boston in the mix.

      Economically? The Bay Area has tech and Houston has oil and gas.

      Domestic tourists and international tourists? Certainly a conversation to be had for DC, Las Vegas. Miami maybe?

      What about cultural influence domestically, and abroad? Do Nashville, Atlanta, and Miami fit in somewhere?

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      2 days ago

      DC has the only decent transit system besides NYC, which pushes it over a lot of bigger cities. Realistically it’s NYC, DC, SF and LA are the tier one cities. Chicago, Boston, Miami, Seattle and Denver start the tier two list. Charlotte, Minneapolis and maybe SLC also get tier two. I am specifically excluding Texas because fuck Texas, there’s nothing redeemable there.