The line about niceness having integrity versus just diffusing discomfort is spot on. I've noticed alot of places conflate politeness with passivity, but what happend in Minneapolis shows how radically different those can be. When 50k people show up in subzero temps, that's not performative niceness. It's active care about who lives next door. Kind of makes the midwest stereotype feel outdated, honestly.
The line about niceness having integrity versus just diffusing discomfort is spot on. I've noticed alot of places conflate politeness with passivity, but what happend in Minneapolis shows how radically different those can be. When 50k people show up in subzero temps, that's not performative niceness. It's active care about who lives next door. Kind of makes the midwest stereotype feel outdated, honestly.
Totally agree.
I was reading that 1 in 4 Minnesotans participated in the General Strike on Friday which are just absolutely insane numbers. Go Minnesota!
Having grown up outside Philly in a too-cool-for-school environment, I can agree that it’s really nice living in the Midwest
But I still miss hoagies