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P393
Austin, Texas will become the new cultural, economic, and technological capital of the United States within about 20 years, as New York City and Los Angeles cease to be relevant.

What Jiang said

“I think that Austin will be the new capital of the United States. Not like political capital but the new cultural, economic, technological capital of the United States.”

Analysis

Jiang argues the U.S. center of gravity will shift from the coasts to the heartland because Austin is energetic, affordable, and culturally Christian/family-oriented compared to declining coastal cities like Los Angeles and New York.

Source lecture

• Global Meet-Up #4 (Austin, Texas)

Status history

• 2026-09-01 · Pending (claude_extract)

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