floren 3 days ago

> Edit: (From a European perspective) it seems like the southern states really took over the US establishment. I hadn't really grasped the level of it, before.

It's good to know the Americans aren't the only ones who never look at maps outside their own country

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dstroot 3 days ago

South Dakota has a population of less than 1 million people and the complexity of a CTO job of a state like South Dakota would be quite low. It is < 0.3% of the US Population and likely has de minimis benefit programs.

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JoeBOFH 3 days ago

South Dakota is in the northern portion. But to your statement, historically speaking the southern states after the civil war kept trucking along in terms of power and influence.

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  • ceejayoz 3 days ago

    The Dakotas weren't really north/south in the Civil War context; only about 4k people lived there in 1860. It was largely empty land, and not a state until 1889.

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mythrwy 3 days ago

That is one of the best comments I've seen on HN to date!

It seriously got me laughing. Thanks.

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  • lysace 3 days ago

    I am so happy that my embarrassing lack of geographical knowledge of the US states' internal geographies amused you. A good laugh is great for your health, I've heard.

    At least I know where your country is located.

    Now, let me quiz you on the geographical locations of French regions? Or perhaps Finnish regions, if that's something you work closer with, day-to-day?

    ;)

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    • novemp 3 days ago

      You can do that to someone who's confidently making incorrect assumptions about French or Finnish regions, sure.

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