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Pittsburgh started with a bad reputation (soot covered steel city) and which cleared up when the steel industry there floundered. On the other hand Detroit arg
by jlgreco 13y ago
Pittsburgh started with a bad reputation (soot covered steel city) and which cleared up when the steel industry there floundered. On the other hand Detroit arguably had a good reputation because of its industry; there were no upsides to the auto industry floundering.
- Kudzu_Bob 13y agoI shall have to add "Having a good reputation is really a handicap" to the list of such eternal verities as "Poor people are happier than the rich because their lives are simpler" and "It isn't easy being beautiful."