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Tampa

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Tampa is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 4 times across 4 issues between February 24, 2021 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “worst are places like Akron and Tampa”; “if anybody comes from Akron or Tampa”; “Folks from Tampa and surrounding cities are also welcome”. It most often appears alongside Berkeley, Baltimore, Boston.

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  • Category: Places
  • Mention count: 4
  • Issue count: 4
  • First seen: February 24, 2021
  • Last seen: April 01, 2026

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Book Review: Fussell On Class
February 24, 2021 · Original source
5. If you have to be in the United States, some places are classier than others. The best places are "those longest under occupation by financially prudent Anglo-Saxons, like Newport (Rhode Island) Haddam (Connecticut), and Bar Harbor (Maine)". The worst are places like Akron and Tampa, but why? Fussell is always somewhere on the border between serious and joking, and I worry he completely loses the plot here. He says you can measure the unclassiness of a place in bowling alleys per capita, megachurches per capita, or (perhaps), some kind of joint bowling alleys plus megachurches index. Getting serious again:
A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word "Class"
February 25, 2021 · Original source
Trump stood against the upper class. He might define them as: people who live in nice apartments in Manhattan or SF or DC and laugh under their breath if anybody comes from Akron or Tampa. Who eat Thai food and Ethiopian food and anything fusion, think they would gain 200 lbs if they ever stepped in a McDonalds, and won't even speak the name Chick-Fil-A. Who usually go to Ivy League colleges, though Amherst or Berkeley is acceptable if absolutely necessary. Who conspicuously love Broadway (especially Hamilton), LGBT, education, "expertise", mass transit, and foreign anything. They conspicuously hate NASCAR, wrestling, football, "fast food", SUVs, FOX, guns, the South, evangelicals, and reality TV. Who would never get married before age 25 and have cutesy pins about how cats are better than children. Who get jobs in journalism, academia, government, consulting, or anything else with no time-card where you never have to use your hands. Who all have exactly the same political and aesthetic opinions on everything, and think the noblest and most important task imaginable is to gatekeep information in ways that force everyone else to share those opinions too.
Meetups Everywhere 2025: Times and Places
August 29, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Nathaniel B. Contact Info: nathanieltb2[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, October 11th, 4:00 PM Location: We'll meet at Vinoy Park, at or near the circular path surrounding the Truth Sculpture at the southern end of the park. I'll have a sign that says "ACX." Coordinates: https://plus.codes/76VVQ9GF+X78 Notes: Please feel free to attend even if you're anxious, and regardless of how often you read the blog. Folks from Tampa and surrounding cities are also welcome to attend!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/76VVQ9GF+X78
Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
April 01, 2026 · Original source
Contact: Nathaniel B. Contact Info: nathanieltb2[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, April 25th, 3:00 PM Location: We’ll meet at Vinoy Park, at or near the circular path surrounding the Truth Sculpture at the southern end of the park. I’ll have a sign that says “ACX.” Coordinates: https://plus.codes/76VVQ9GF+X78 Notes: Please feel free to attend regardless of how often you read the blog. Folks from Tampa and surrounding cities are also welcome to join!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/76VVQ9GF+X78