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...in overall importance? Or, will NYC remain the #1 city in the US (and the world) for all time?
This is a serious thread, with a serious inquiry. There may be a very real possibility that the NYC as we know it may not be around 100 or so years from now, diminished in significance, and forgotten like a 94 year old paraplegic hooker. It's at times like these that we need to consider the consequences, and analyze the situation. What city will emerge to take its place?
You must choose wisely. The fate of the world rests in your hands.
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...in overall importance? Or, will NYC remain the #1 city in the US (and the world) for all time?
For all time, forever and ever, no. For the foreseeable future, yes.
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Originally Posted by theoneandonlyLA
This is a serious thread, with a serious inquiry. There may be a very real possibility that the NYC as we know it may not be around 100 or so years from now, diminished in significance, and forgotten like a 94 year old paraplegic hooker. It's at times like these that we need to consider the consequences, and analyze the situation. What city will emerge to take its place?
Vivid imagery aside, there are a number of unforseeable factors that can lead to a city losing it's dominance. War has been the most likely reason throughout history, but there could also be:
-Rapid decline of industry and the resulting population loss
-Overwhelming natural disasters
-Inadequate natural resources to sustain the population
Those types of things can not be predicted, but once they do happen it is usually fast and dramatic.
New York City itself though is unusually resiliant to stress due to the phenomenom known as "A hardcore New Yorker". People often forget that thorugh the 60s up to the 80s NYC was in pretty bad shape and lost over a million residents. One of the big reasons it pulled through was because of that core group of New Yorkers who will always prop up that city. (this forum is not short of examples :P )
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Originally Posted by theoneandonlyLA
You must choose wisely. The fate of the world rests in your hands.
For all time, forever and ever, no. For the foreseeable future, yes.
Vivid imagery aside, there are a number of unforseeable factors that can lead to a city losing it's dominance. War has been the most likely reason throughout history, but there could also be:
-Rapid decline of industry and the resulting population loss
-Overwhelming natural disasters
-Inadequate natural resources to sustain the population
Those types of things can not be predicted, but once they do happen it is usually fast and dramatic.
New York City itself though is unusually resiliant to stress due to the phenomenom known as "A hardcore New Yorker". People often forget that thorugh the 60s up to the 80s NYC was in pretty bad shape and lost over a million residents. One of the big reasons it pulled through was because of that core group of New Yorkers who will always prop up that city. (this forum is not short of examples :P )
LOL. ok.
I suppose there's some truth to this, although I think it takes more than stubborn New Yorkers to boost a city's image and make it rebound from the brink of economic collapse.
...in overall importance? Or, will NYC remain the #1 city in the US (and the world) for all time?
This is a serious thread, with a serious inquiry. There may be a very real possibility that the NYC as we know it may not be around 100 or so years from now, diminished in significance, and forgotten like a 94 year old paraplegic hooker. It's at times like these that we need to consider the consequences, and analyze the situation. What city will emerge to take its place?
You must choose wisely. The fate of the world rests in your hands.
and I thought I was an LA booster! Do you work for the chamber of commerce?
I can see LA's output eventually passing New York's one day. It may not be in my lifetime though.
But in 100 years, what's the difference. They will both be the top two metropolises with multi trillions upon trillions in output. HUGE in size, population, output, influence, and scope. It's ridiculous.
How dare you speak such vile, untrue things against my thread.
So why did you list it 4 times & then had the audacity to make fun of Chicago?
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and I thought I was an LA booster! Do you work for the chamber of commerce?