Cities and Ambition →
Great Paul Graham essay about the different goals and aspirations of people in different cities.
In DC the message seems to be that the most important thing is who you know. You want to be an insider. In practice this seems to work much as in LA. There’s an A List and you want to be on it or close to those who are. The only difference is how the A List is selected. And even that is not that different.
Too many great quotes. Read it.