There are lots of maps like this that are unrelated to anything except population density. Where there are more people, more bad shit happens. It's an axiom of human life.
This CDC map is age-and-population-adjusted. Shrunk it down for the site, so you can't read the caption. I don't think the CDC is trying to put anything over, but as a liberal outfit, their sympathies are always with the big democrat cities. One interesting thing, druggie South Florida shows little heroin in Miami, but a lot in Naples. That may mean Cocaine is the Miami choice. I don't know, but I'm wondering if leftist politics translates into despondency.
You're missing the point. Per capita adjustments don't take into account differences in daily life that occur in different environments. It's just a tool to make comparisons legitimate.
High population density always leads to more degeneracy simply because it's easier to make terrible decisions and still survive when you live in those areas.
If you are a heroine addict in a small town, you can't maintain your habit because everyone knows you and shuns you. There are not dozens of restaurants to dig through their garbage for food. There aren't tons of charitable shelters. There aren't lots of people to panhandle from. There isn't an infrastructure to support a homeless addict lifestyle in a rural environment.
None of that is factored into per capita adjustment, only numbers are.
Cities are cesspools. They always will be because they are a place where you can be a parasite and still survive, so parasites congregate there. It's a self selecting concentration.
As my post implies, I am looking for connections, not claimiing them.. You've provided two connections worth exploring, though not with evidence enough to draw hard conclusions. 1) High population density always leads to more degeneracy simply because it is easier to make terrible decisions and still survive* What come first to mind are social service, free clinics, police and judges that look the other way, and plenty of customers for vice rackets. That pretty much describes the average democrat voter. 2) ...parasites congregate. Bulls-eye!
Add to the data the fact that marijuana use does not follow the same pattern. It is generally spread all over, with some notable hot spots, such as south Texas and Colorado. In general, the heartland smokes as much as the cities. The odor might have something to do with it -- hard to conceal.
Look at Alaska. Wash. DC is no surprise, but how about Oklahoma? Who knew?
Pacific Northwest is not just the cities, but the whole coastal regions of Washington
and Oregon. Is that because that's where it comes in? You can sure see that San Francisco area. Maybe that's Pelosi's hang up. Something sure is. Looks like the Gulf Coast and Florida panhandle is a hot spot. No surprise there. And then, look., way up in northern New England. Live free or die.
There are lots of maps like this that are unrelated to anything except population density. Where there are more people, more bad shit happens. It's an axiom of human life.
This CDC map is age-and-population-adjusted. Shrunk it down for the site, so you can't read the caption. I don't think the CDC is trying to put anything over, but as a liberal outfit, their sympathies are always with the big democrat cities. One interesting thing, druggie South Florida shows little heroin in Miami, but a lot in Naples. That may mean Cocaine is the Miami choice. I don't know, but I'm wondering if leftist politics translates into despondency.
You're missing the point. Per capita adjustments don't take into account differences in daily life that occur in different environments. It's just a tool to make comparisons legitimate.
High population density always leads to more degeneracy simply because it's easier to make terrible decisions and still survive when you live in those areas.
If you are a heroine addict in a small town, you can't maintain your habit because everyone knows you and shuns you. There are not dozens of restaurants to dig through their garbage for food. There aren't tons of charitable shelters. There aren't lots of people to panhandle from. There isn't an infrastructure to support a homeless addict lifestyle in a rural environment.
None of that is factored into per capita adjustment, only numbers are.
Cities are cesspools. They always will be because they are a place where you can be a parasite and still survive, so parasites congregate there. It's a self selecting concentration.
As my post implies, I am looking for connections, not claimiing them.. You've provided two connections worth exploring, though not with evidence enough to draw hard conclusions. 1) High population density always leads to more degeneracy simply because it is easier to make terrible decisions and still survive* What come first to mind are social service, free clinics, police and judges that look the other way, and plenty of customers for vice rackets. That pretty much describes the average democrat voter. 2) ...parasites congregate. Bulls-eye!
Noooo don’t judge drug addicts! Stopppp you’re not allowed to do that
The heroin is age-adjusted, per capita -- CDC. We're talking OD's here.
well, heroin abuse happens mostly in densely populated areas (= cities). cities tend to vote dem.
not saying there's no direct connection, but we need to gather a bit more sturdy proof to make this stick.
Add to the data the fact that marijuana use does not follow the same pattern. It is generally spread all over, with some notable hot spots, such as south Texas and Colorado. In general, the heartland smokes as much as the cities. The odor might have something to do with it -- hard to conceal.
Look at Alaska. Wash. DC is no surprise, but how about Oklahoma? Who knew? Pacific Northwest is not just the cities, but the whole coastal regions of Washington and Oregon. Is that because that's where it comes in? You can sure see that San Francisco area. Maybe that's Pelosi's hang up. Something sure is. Looks like the Gulf Coast and Florida panhandle is a hot spot. No surprise there. And then, look., way up in northern New England. Live free or die.