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    1. Lola Wajskop‏ @lolawajs 20 Jun 2019

      Lola Wajskop Retweeted Paul Graham

      I've been magnetically attracted to big cities for as long as I can remember: always larger, busier, noisier. Never really knew why. Am I trying to "unprotect" myself? Looking for truth or realness?https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1141693876618649600 …

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      Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
      #LiesYourParentsToldYou http://paulgraham.com/lies.html 
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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Jun 2019
      Replying to @lolawajs

      http://paulgraham.com/cities.html 

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        1. Brad Kilshaw‏ @BradKilshaw 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @paulg @lolawajs

          Little known fact; “there’s a PG essay for that” is the new “there’s an XKCD for that” (which is probably the nerdy version of “Simpsons did it first”)

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        1. Vasusen Patil‏ @vasusen 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @paulg @lolawajs

          Thank you for this essay! It was instrumental in making me move to the Bay Area in early 2012 after attending startup school. Life changing.

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        1. Lola Wajskop‏ @lolawajs 20 Jun 2019
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          "You'll probably have to find the city where you feel at home to know what sort of ambition you have." 🤗 wish I could make my 17yo self read this

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        2. Joe Pauly‏ @j_b_pauly 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @paulg @lolawajs

          How quickly can the message of a city change? Significant differences between May 2008 to June 2019. Has SV’s center of gravity moved? What impact will a local housing crisis create?

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        3. Joe Pauly‏ @j_b_pauly 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @j_b_pauly @paulg @lolawajs

          Has the rise of Tech and public opinion of finance shifted the message of NYC?

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        1. Danial Ranjha  💭‏ @danialranjha 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @paulg @lolawajs

          “Maybe one day the most important community you belong to will be a virtual one[...] But I wouldn't bet on it.” Have you changed your mind about this in the last 10 years? Could Dropbox, Zoom and Slack help bring Florence to all the greatest artists of the world?

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        1. Sébastien Willems‏ @sebwillems 20 Jun 2019
          Replying to @paulg @lolawajs

          “It's probably the place in America where someone from Northern Europe would feel most at home. But it's not humming with ambition.” Just 🤦🏻‍♂️

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