World Poles

During class on March 12th, we discussed that world poles were places humans got life from through cultures and technology, rising up through peoples need for control. The best example was New York City with its commodities and energy flowing through systems like the stock exchange and social interactions. Communication in New York City happens on global to local scales stretching far and wide. There are so many ways to communicate with different people and cultures, communities are able to share knowledge and backgrounds. Thus having a cultivation of unique people living in one place. Places all over the world are trying to recreate New York City's atmosphere adding their own flavors and experience, although none will be quite the same. I thought this was an interesting perspective to the American dream and living in New York City at times can be the pinnacle of that. I think it is easy to overlook that living there isn't always as grand as it seems. It is crazy to me that New York City has become such an influence that places across the globe are wanting to become more it and how easy it can be to get into the mindset of worshiping a place and things more than the nature that provides for that place.

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