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Albany, the city referenced in the article, has a million people in its metro area. Yeah, rural areas tend to be ultra-conformist in most places; mid-size cities, less so.



It also has several universities between itself and nearby spots like Troy. That tends to help these types of cultures flourish.

Although when I lived there *mumbles* years ago it seemed like a lot of the stuff was driven by kids from towns like Cohoes




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