Western PA and Pittsburgh can be "Midwest" if it wants, but the rest of PA isn't and the majority of the state doesn't qualify, so we'd have to balkanize.

[–] CabbageRelish@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ohio’s often an is or isn’t it inclusion in the Midwest for good reason. We’re kinda split between Appalachia, the Great Lakes/Northeast, the Midwest, and the South. And, with all that the Midwest is probably the dominant bit by landmass, but one of the weaker areas by population.

(Also an original mostly-lurker hexbearite, and probably primarily responsible for midwest.social starting to see our communities. 👋)

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

one of the weaker areas by population.

aka the midwest

[–] CabbageRelish@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Ouch.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

As a Midwest, I agree with this.

[–] WhyIsItReal@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

how can iowa be part of the core, but not wisconsin or michigan??

the core midwest are the great lakes states: wisconsin, michigan, illinois, minnesota. i’ll typically put indiana in there too

then, there’s the peripheral midwest, which i typically consider part of the midwest: iowa, ohio, nd, sd

finally, there’s the not-really-midwest: nebraska, western PA

[–] ilyenkov@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

Iowa is the paradigm midwest state, how the fuck can it be peripheral??