CHICAGO | Politics and Current Events

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Handro

I think the problem you have--judging by the posts I remember seeing over the past year and a half--is with big cities, not Chicago specifically. I don't think you'll find a city over a certain size that doesn't have lots of competing cultural and political interests that end up creating lots of frustrating log jams. Chicago certainly has lots of ignorance and selfishness and corruption among it's leadership ranks, but it's a fantasy to think you won't find the same, or different yet similar, issues impeding the utopian progress of any major city. Despite the popular headlines, the facts bear out that Chicago is fine, it's not going the way of Detroit, skyscrapers are still being built, businesses are still moving here, the average income is increasing, and the real estate market is on fire. Maristhou does a great job keeping us all aware of those facts. In the same way it's important to ignore the Huffington Post headlines about COVID ending the world and just look at the data, we need to remember to ignore John Kass and heyjackass.com.

It's possible to love cities and urban development conceptually without enjoying living in one, in the same way one can be fascinated with the natural world and relish spending time in a secluded cabin without moving full time to Wyoming.

^ I think big cities are awesome places........



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