> A small minority of people stick around because their respective industry is in those cities (finance for NY, entertainment for LA), but they also get compens

> A small minority of people stick around because their respective industry is in those cities (finance for NY, entertainment for LA), but they also get compensated way above the median/mean. As someone who was born and raised in NY. No. People do actually live lives independent of what they do in the outer boroughs. Entire communities and generations of families. Far more significant that a small minority. Seriously I need HN to understand what makes up NYC beyond Manhattan and gentrified Brooklyn.