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Wife and I tried to sketch a graph of population vs iconicity and realized too late that this needs a log x axis. The 0.5 -1.5m range is chock full of both iconic and non-iconic cities. But it’s astounding how much NY and LA pull away from the pack on a linear population scale
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You should be plotting based on metro area population, not the arbitrary formal city boundaries. What we call ”El Aye”, for example, isn’t just the city of Los Angeles, it’s also Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena, WeHo, Redondo Beach, Pico Rivera, etc.
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I shoulda threaded my thoughts on this... I have a bunch of scattered thoughts on my TL from last night.
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Graph I’d like to see: x-axis, log population of urban region, y-axis, measure of tech built-up-ness (per capita weighted index of electricity+water+concrete+steel+gasoline+diesel). Preferably with data points plotted as tiny little city skylines against dark starry backdrop.
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