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@petergleick I think Bill James has already said it best.

The population of Topeka, Kansas, today is roughly the same as the population of London in the time of Shakespeare (sic). London at the time of Shakespeare had not only Shakespeare—whoever he was—but also Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, and various other men of letters who are still read today. I doubt that Topeka today has quite the same collection of distinguished writers.

Why is this?
https://www.billjamesonline.com/article1400/