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oscillonoscopeyesterday at 7:14 PM1 replyview on HN

This might have made sense for the original 13 colonies but after westward expansion, it clearly does not. Most of the western state borders were formed for administrative reasons


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ericmayyesterday at 8:09 PM

It still makes sense today. It's not perfect but it's a pretty good balance most of the time.