New York City's Decline: Work From Anywhere, Enjoy The Pot

The only green New York City needs is in its parks, not in its pipes.

Executive Brief:

• The smell of marijuana is ubiquitous in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams' support for the burgeoning marijuana industry is a mistake, according to Jason De Sena Trennert.
• Encouraging behavior that is antithetical to family and capital formation is not the way to save cities.
• Ignoring quality-of-life issues could drive people out of the city and cause economic disaster.

"Given that New York City’s economy depends on four million commuters and remote work is increasingly feasible, ignoring quality-of-life issues could cause economic disaster by driving people out of the city. That would be unfortunate for a town that prides itself on being the center of global finance."

Look to Detroit and see your future, without the "Devil's Lettuce"

New York considers itself the center of the financial world - but in a world scrambling away from the center of everything - office center, shopping center, data center - what is left to attract people to 'Bite the Big Apple, Don't Mind the Maggots"?  Apparently, Tumble Weed.

I'm not saying that the aroma of good bud is keeping workers away from the office - I'm just observing another dimension in the work from anywhere world.  Lots of people in New York City are sampling the Emerald Triangle instead of Starbucks on their way into the cube farms of "Metropolis".

Jus sayin...

Technology and enlightenment have magnified all that is best and everything that is repugnant in business, city living, all levels of politics, and relationships.

Is the advent of more liberal laws simply one more reason to flee or is it a result of the work-from-anywhere movement and evacuated urban areas?  

New York City will always be 'something'. Just not sure what. 

In an opinion piece in the WSJ, "New York Smells Like a Declining City", Jason De Sena Trennert argues that the smell of marijuana, a symbol of societal decay, is ubiquitous in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams' support for the burgeoning marijuana industry is a mistake. 

Trennert argues that promoting the use of an intoxicant is wrong when drug overdoses are prevalent, and encouraging behavior that is antithetical to family and capital formation is not the way to save cities. 

He warns that ignoring quality-of-life issues could drive people out of the city and cause economic disaster. Furthermore, affluent cities rarely court businesses that encourage antisocial behavior, and bad businesses drive out good ones, especially when relocation is easy due to technological advancements.

So on top of everything else, crime, city mismanagement, Cops, residual effects of the Fear of Covid, technology, and the unleashing of the workforce, NYC is fading into a smokey existence, out of sight and out of mind.

 

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Intro paragraph: As cities continue to evolve, promoting the right behaviors is crucial to maintain their economic growth and quality of life. In this article, I discuss the dangers of promoting antisocial behavior and how it can drive people out of the city and cause economic disaster. With the increasing prevalence of drug overdoses, it is crucial to avoid encouraging the use of intoxicants and instead focus on policies that support family and capital formation.

Keyword list: urban planning, quality of life, economic growth, antisocial behavior, drug use, family formation, capital formation, city development

Search question: What are the dangers of promoting antisocial behavior in cities?

Image Prompt: An image of a bustling city with happy families, clean streets, and well-maintained buildings in the foreground, and dark, dingy alleys with graffiti and drug paraphernalia in the background.

Song suggestion: "Shattered" by the Stones.