That’s not a flaw in my point, that’s the whole point. No city has inherent importance, least of all New York. It’s a monument to self-congratulation — a place that mistakes its own noise for relevance. When the money dries up or people move on, it’ll be just another overbuilt relic.

You keep demanding some mystical definition of “inherent importance” because you need it to exist, not because it does.

Your just a silly plate of spaghetti at this point and a last word freak.