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Originally Posted by 10023
Because American state boundaries generally make little practical sense. They’re arbitrary lines and yet remain the means by which we apportion political influence.
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It's worth noting that even if we look at European capitals, it's not really a universal rule that the largest city/capital is located in a geographically centralized location.
Certainly there are some capitals (Madrid, Rome) which are fairly centralized. But there are numerous others, like London and Paris, which are pretty far from the heart of the nation.