If you’re from Upstate New York and happen to go onto YouTube to search for what others are saying about this area you’re probably not going to be so happy. You’re immediately met with videos that are pretty harsh on our part of the state.
I will point out that Upstate happens to be the biggest part of New York State, but when it comes to population NYC has us beat by a lot. Does that mean that our area is “bad?” No. Does that make our area “empty” or undesirable? Absolutely not. So what gives, YouTube?
I found not one, but two different videos focused on why this area has a lower population. While some of the reasons were valid a lot of it is from looking at it from the outside…