Oh, Delaware definitely matters. 68% of Fortune 500 companies and 93% of all US-based IPOs are all registered in Delaware. It’s a tax haven.
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imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
America might have 50 states of matter, but we certainly don’t have 50 states that matter. Looking at you Delaware.
lunarul@lemmy.world 10 months ago
imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yeah that’s fair and I considered it, but I felt like that’s almost the most damning aspect of Delaware. The only trivia anyone knows about that state is that it’s a tax haven, it’s otherwise entirely unremarkable, both in public awareness and in fact.
I do respect that percentages though, that’s totally fucked.
Neato@kbin.social 10 months ago
Coming hard at Delaware when places like Wyoming and Nebraska exist.
imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yeah I wanted to do an aside about whether Delaware was the correct choice, but I felt it was a bit excessive for a meme community.
I think your picks of Wyoming and Nebraska are evocative of a coastal-centric perspective though. Nebraska is quite large and has Omaha, easily taking it out of the bottom 5. Whereas Wyoming has… a large and beautiful expanse. Despite the lack of population, that sheer amount of terrain provides significant value by itself, but maybe not enough to escape the bottom 5. My personal second choice was Vermont, but I feel like Mississippi is potentially also in the mix.
I want to throw Rhode Island in but I feel like the historical significance has to be respected, despite its miniscule size.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
We can and should give the dakotas back. Not just for ethical reasons, but also because it’s a dick move to keep those states from the only people who want them.
Vermont is great. Does it matter? No. But it’s Appalachia without the coal nuts and oppressive laws.
And speaking as a Midwesterner, Nebraska is fine but you’re grading on a curve there. Sure it beats Iowa but still. And the best part of Kansas is halfway into Missouri a state so miserable it’s aptly named.