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DC has a lot to do with social sciences. Where do you think most think tanks are?
"A lot to do with social science" <---What does that even mean.
Think tanks are everywhere by the way, there are plenty in Boston, NYC, SF for instance, some of your better ones actually.
But again, that isn't much to do with it, you should do a bit of research on the subject and come back to it before making your incessant misinformed threads, then gasp for air when it isn't what you expected.
I'm not sure how I begin to explain something like this to you when you make a thread which clear lacks understanding of what the term even means; including both a historical sense, modern sense, and colloquial sense. It boils down to DC has practical applications of the social sciences, and mostly in political science, sociology and economics. The intellectual side of it is from it's academic subject and social criticism, not it's real world application.
DC is academically and intellectually weak compared to Boston, both in terms of the universities which exist in both regions and the general populous which resides there, end of story, it isn't even debatable really. Boston has a similar intellectual setting and history comparable or better than the confines of NYC, London, Paris, Zurich, Vienna and Berlin... DC is not in this group.
IMO Boston has a much more intellectual vibe than DC. DC is more structured around politics and power.
To vastly oversimplify, I'd say that in Boston the major currency is education/intellect. In DC it is political power. In NYC it is money. In the SF bay area it is innovation. In LA it is fame. Numerous exceptions exist to all of those, but those are the vibes/reputations I get from those cities.
IMO Boston has a much more intellectual vibe than DC. DC is more structured around politics and power.
To vastly oversimplify, I'd say that in Boston the major currency is education/intellect. In DC it is political power. In NYC it is money. In the SF bay area it is innovation. In LA it is fame. Numerous exceptions exist to all of those, but those are the vibes/reputations I get from those cities.
Mostly agree but do think DC has really been ramping up the intelectual aspects, especially related to defense/intelligence related innovation. But on the whole would give the intellectual vibe to Boston. DC is more dominanted by a political/law influence.
Both are among the most educated areas in the US, so being behind Boston doesnt mean that DC is behind places on this aspect.
it's hard to beat Harvard and MIT. I'd say that Washington DC puts out an 'idiot vibe'. Grown men and women openly questioning evolution? That's much more DC than Boston.
it's hard to beat Harvard and MIT. I'd say that Washington DC puts out an 'idiot vibe'. Grown men and women openly questioning evolution? That's much more DC than Boston.
I think you are mixing up DC with some conservative bastion of Christianity? DC is by far very liberal in it's views. Can gays get married in Boston?
Both are among the most educated areas in the US, so being behind Boston doesnt mean that DC is behind places on this aspect.
Definitely. I did not mean to imply DC doesn't have a highly eductated population, just that they tend to use their educations in ways other than intellectual/academic pursuits. DC has a ton of very smart and well educated people...I'd say it is probably top five in the US for well educated population.
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