Why would you think 20 million people concentrated in one part of the state matters in a conversation about States?40 million is the whole state of Cali. 20 Million is the NYC metro. Not including the rest of the state.
NYC smokes LA individually in numbers if we want to go there too.
Edit: All in all the point is Cali has more prestigious cities and locales than NY so it makes sense for it to have a higher population.
NY state really only has NYC. While Cali has numerous hot spots for growth.

This thread is comparing the states, and last I checked, New York state's population is LESS THAN 20 million. So what you doing is including Jersey and the other surrounding areas in your population. Imagine having to do that to support New York
Further, while NYC's metro is 20m, Los Angeles' is 13 million. Not bad for a city that is literally 226 years younger, and didn't become a part of the US until after the country became independent.
Have a seat NY brehs-- smoke with Cali ain't what you nikkas want.

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. Thats why I made it a state thing relax.




Why are there groups of dudes hanging on the corner at 8am looking like weirdos
and why does everyone walk around with a speaker


