re: If Houston had the weather Los Angeles has would it be the largest city

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houston is barely 100 years old. All the others have 100+ years of being established. I'm not saying houston is perfect, or better than any other city. I'm saying they've come a lot further in their first 100 years than all the others, and seem to be on a meteoric rise in economy and population

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I find this argument disingenuous, frankly. In 1820, Los Angeles was a mission town in Mexico with a population of 650.

Sure, it has been a place since the 1700s, but it was literally a mission, some indians, and some farmers for the first 100 years. Can't really make an argument that this period counts for LA's development as a city.