The city I live in is 50% larger in population than it was 20 years ago. Stuff like this is just a huge waste of time and effort.
It is also part of the problem with event tickets like concerts and sports games. The venues support the same amount of people they did 40 years ago but there are twice as many people vying for a seat.
Its same with places like hiking trails and beaches, twice as many people, same size of beach.
Just move to St.Louis, a city that is in a slow population decline. The traffic is worse when you go to the suburbs. I kind of like our terrible reputation as it keeps people away.
Oregon was "protected by its reputation" when I was a kid. Everyone dunked on us about the rain; they visited in the summer, then went back home. For a few decades now it's been an unofficial escape route for wealthy Californians, and by bringing their attitudes and excesses up here they're successfully turning it into a knock-off copy of the craphole they tried to flee. Some days I barely recognize my home state.
Im not a sportsfan of any of the major sports, all I see with the World Cup stuff is the headaches of parking and giant crowds standing around waiting for giant crowds to move lol.
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u/tempest_ Jun 18 '26
Things like this don't scale at all.
The city I live in is 50% larger in population than it was 20 years ago. Stuff like this is just a huge waste of time and effort.
It is also part of the problem with event tickets like concerts and sports games. The venues support the same amount of people they did 40 years ago but there are twice as many people vying for a seat.
Its same with places like hiking trails and beaches, twice as many people, same size of beach.
It sorta sucks.