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People keep mentioning Albany, and I have to disagree.
Folks might jest that they can never pass a budget on time, but it’s culturally taboo to really mock the government or authority figures here. I’d argue this is why the state is the way it is. If there were a bit less fealty and a bit more critical examination then I’ll bet NY would be a lot cheaper, a lot less tightly regulated, and much more globally competitive on any scale short of global HQs which already stomach the cots to access the talent pool - which mostly exists in one part of the state.
People keep mentioning Albany, and I have to disagree.
Folks might jest that they can never pass a budget on time, but it’s culturally taboo to really mock the government or authority figures here. I’d argue this is why the state is the way it is. If there were a bit less fealty and a bit more critical examination then I’ll bet NY would be a lot cheaper, a lot less tightly regulated, and much more globally competitive on any scale short of global HQs which already stomach the cots to access the talent pool - which mostly exists in one part of the state.
What are you smoking? You couldn't be more wrong. It has been a rite of passage forever to mock the pols and inefficiency and shenanigans going on and coming out of Albany.
Not only is it not taboo but it's a sport for the NY media and the like to go full force at the nonsense in Albany. Do you really think there's not critical examination going on in the most media covered state in the country and one of the most media covered places in the world? Quite the contrary.
Colorado. The state has a huge urban/rural divide and conservatives on the Western Slope and Eastern Plains like to use the word Denver as a pejorative.
The only issue is Denver is like 1/2 the state.
There is a fair bit of resentment/snobbery towards Columbus from Cincinnati/Cleveland that means a large amount of the state dislikes the capital.
Austin is a good answer too, big enough to matter, not big enough to dominate
The issue I have with Albany is people hate Albany only as “Albany” references the policy of the state Government but everyone knows the policy comes from NYC elected officials. Not like the City of Albany.
A lot of people in NJ for example think Trenton is a terrible city divorced from their notions of state politics nobody hates the City of Albany. This is clear when the city is known for more than being a state Capital. Boston’s reputation is pretty much detached from the State Government (hence they use Beacon Hill to refer to the government). People aren’t hating on Albany people are hating on the state government using a metonym
Probably Austin. It’s large enough to hold actually relevance but because of that it’s culturally blackballed in TX.
Yes, blackballed because it's a capital but also because it's weird. I grew up in a small town and when many visited 6th street in Austin, they came back with some, to them, shocking images.
There is a fair bit of resentment/snobbery towards Columbus from Cincinnati/Cleveland that means a large amount of the state dislikes the capital.
Austin is a good answer too, big enough to matter, not big enough to dominate
The issue I have with Albany is people hate Albany only as “Albany” references the policy of the state Government but everyone knows the policy comes from NYC elected officials. Not like the City of Albany.
A lot of people in NJ for example think Trenton is a terrible city divorced from their notions of state politics nobody hates the City of Albany. This is clear when the city is known for more than being a state Capital. Boston’s reputation is pretty much detached from the State Government (hence they use Beacon Hill to refer to the government). People aren’t hating on Albany people are hating on the state government using a metonym
Never been to Ohio, but I'd imagine Cincinnati/Cleveland residents have grown tired of the positive press Columbus seems to get.
I like the Beacon Hill reference. Obviously there are very common monikers or references to DC. Inside the Beltway, the swamp, etc.
Never been to Ohio, but I'd imagine Cincinnati/Cleveland residents have grown tired of the positive press Columbus seems to get.
I like the Beacon Hill reference. Obviously there are very common monikers or references to DC. Inside the Beltway, the swamp, etc.
We in Cleveland rarely throw shade at Columbus or have any animosity towards it. It's the other way around, some of those folks dog Cleveland a lot of times. We can't stand our Governor and the state representatives because they're idiots and they've gone too far MAGA and they keep on trying to change up the policies that we as Ohioans voted to pass. They just happen to be there in the state capital of Columbus.
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There is a fair bit of resentment/snobbery towards Columbus from Cincinnati/Cleveland that means a large amount of the state dislikes the capital.
Austin is a good answer too, big enough to matter, not big enough to dominate
The issue I have with Albany is people hate Albany only as “Albany” references the policy of the state Government but everyone knows the policy comes from NYC elected officials. Not like the City of Albany.
A lot of people in NJ for example think Trenton is a terrible city divorced from their notions of state politics nobody hates the City of Albany. This is clear when the city is known for more than being a state Capital. Boston’s reputation is pretty much detached from the State Government (hence they use Beacon Hill to refer to the government). People aren’t hating on Albany people are hating on the state government using a metonym
Where did that come from? Nobody in Cleveland doesn't have resentment towards the city of Columbus; we have resentment towards the Governor and the state house reps who just happen to be in Columbus not the city itself. I don't think Cincinnati has resent towards Columbus either.
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There is a fair bit of resentment/snobbery towards Columbus from Cincinnati/Cleveland that means a large amount of the state dislikes the capital.
Austin is a good answer too, big enough to matter, not big enough to dominate
Texans who hate what the state government is doing tend to live in Dallas or Houston, and they know better to blame Austin as they know the poor Austinites are in the same boat. Is it really possible to feel much animosity toward the kids whose lunch money you stole?
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