To the first approximation all of the truly modern scale cities in the world are in China. The consequences of this will be felt for a thousand years.https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/1333385944376991745 …
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Cities matter. We shouldn't close our eyes to this. America without Detroit, Chicago or New York wouldn't have been an America that could win WW2.
you’re linking to a thread on population, which doesn’t make a city great. no one on earth thinks houston is more important than paris. not even texans.
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The metro population of Huston is 7 million. That of Paris is 12 million. Lagos with 20 million is a better comparison. I would agree population isn't the only variable. But we're not just talking population we're talking wealth and industry on an unseen scale. And innovation.
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bangalore, lahore, guangzhou, kinshasa, lagos, manila, karachi, dhaka. us version: according to statista and wiki, sf ranks tenth by metro region. a population is nothing without industry, money, and a monopoly network of highly-creative individuals.
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