Gotta Love New Yorkers

In this case, gotta love New Yorkers who left the city and can't get over it.

Long story short: I read a big article today about people who moved out of the city during the pandemic for various reasons (mostly professional or familial) and are missing the city like crazy. 

Even though they moved to a place that often has more space, a lower cost-of-living, and sometimes family members that're closer by, these folks can't help but be deeply nostalgic and longing for the city they left behind. 

And not only do they miss and are haunted by NYC, but they try moving to places that replicate many of its greatest traits: mixed-use neighborhoods, walkable streets, good public transporation, culture, culture, culture, and so much more! 

Once NYC captures your mind and soul, your spirit and psyche, it's impossible to let it go, to leave it 100% behind, no mattter where you go. 

It's why New York City is not only the biggest city in the country but possesses an outsize imprint on the rest of the country and world's imagination. The excitement, the energy, the liveliness, the busyness, the beauty, the atmosphere, and, most of all, the people -- it's all so immense, so dynamic, so amazing and diverse, that it makes everywhere else, no matter how great, seem ... just a little small. 

That's the power of this city, the greatness of it, and that's what makes NYC the colossus of America.