I don’t see how The West could shift around like that. You might as well say “the most successful part of the New York art scene is in Philadelphia”. How is th

I don’t see how The West could shift around like that. You might as well say “the most successful part of the New York art scene is in Philadelphia”. How is that the New York art scene? It’s equivalent to “privatize profits, socialize losses”. You’re saying when The West succeeds it’s because of its Westiness, and when The East succeeds it’s because it was having a Westy period.