<p>Despite New York City&#8217;s downward spiral into civil and economic chaos as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns and the Black Lives Matter riots, comedian Jerry Seinfeld has boldly proclaimed that New York is not dead and will bounce back.</p>
<p>In an op-ed for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/opinion/jerry-seinfeld-new-york-coronavirus.html">The New York Times</a>, Seinfeld responded to a <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nyc-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/?src=aff-lilpar&amp;veh=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&amp;trk=aff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.10078_plc.Skimbit%20Ltd._pcrid.449670_learning&amp;clickid=TBmVrsXEZxyOTphwUx0Mo3YmUkiQMRXoKQvT3Q0&amp;irgwc=1">blog post</a> that went viral last week from former hedge fund manager and comedy club owner James Altucher declaring that &#8220;NYC Is Dead Forever.&#8221; According to Seinfeld, Altucher is a &#8220;putz&#8221; that has no sense of the New York spirit.</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">&#8220;Manhattan is an island off the coast of America. Are we part of the United States? Kind of. And this is one of the toughest times we’ve had in quite a while,&#8221; Seinfeld wrote. &#8220;But one thing I know for sure: The last thing we need in the thick of so many challenges is <a class="css-1g7m0tk" title="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nyc-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">some putz on LinkedIn</a> wailing and whimpering, &#8216;Everyone’s gone! I want 2019 back!'&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">&#8220;Oh, shut up. Imagine being in a real war with this guy by your side,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Listening to him go, &#8216;I used to play chess all day. I could meet people. I could start any type of business.&#8217; Wipe your tears, wipe your butt and pull it together. He says he knows people who have left New York for Maine, Vermont, Tennessee, Indiana. I have been to all of these places many, many, many times over many decades. And with all due respect and affection, Are .. You .. Kidding .. Me?!&#8221;</p>
<p>In the essay, Altucher&#8217;s biggest argument for the death of New York is the arrival of competent and steady bandwidth allowing for people to work remotely from anywhere in the country that they chose.</p>
<p>&#8220;In 2008, average bandwidth speeds were 3 megabits per second. That&#8217;s not enough for a Zoom meeting with reliable video quality. Now, it&#8217;s over 20 megabits per second. That&#8217;s more than enough for high-quality video,&#8221; argued Altucher. &#8220;There&#8217;s a before and after. BEFORE: no remote work. AFTER: everyone can remote work.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The difference: bandwidth got faster. And that&#8217;s basically it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;People have left New York City and have moved completely into virtual worlds. The Time Life building doesn&#8217;t need to fill up again. Wall Street can now stretch across every street instead of just being one building in Manhattan.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">Jerry Seinfeld, however, felt that theory to be wildly overblown due to the fact that remote working offers no energy – something for which New York has always been famous.</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">&#8220;There’s some other stupid thing in the article about &#8216;bandwidth&#8217; and how New York is over because everybody will &#8216;remote everything.&#8217; Guess what: Everyone hates to do this. Everyone. Hates,&#8221; argued Seinfeld. &#8220;You know why? There’s no energy. Energy, attitude and personality cannot be &#8216;remoted&#8217; through even the best fiber optic lines. That’s the whole reason many of us moved to New York in the first place.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">&#8220;You ever wonder why Silicon Valley even exists? I have always wondered, why do these people all live and work in that location? They have all this insane technology; why don’t they all just spread out wherever they want to be and connect with their devices? Because it doesn’t work, that’s why,&#8221; he continued.</p>
<p>Seinfeld then chastised Altucher for &#8220;feeling sorry&#8221; for himself by moving to Florida to live a &#8220;pastel-filled new life,&#8221; accusing him of giving up on a great city.</p>
<p class="css-158dogj evys1bk0">&#8220;You say New York will not bounce back this time,&#8221; concluded Seinfeld. &#8220;You will not bounce back. In your enervated, pastel-filled new life in Florida. I hope you have a long, healthy run down there. I can’t think of a more fitting retribution for your fine article. This stupid virus will give up eventually. The same way you have.&#8221;</p>
<p>Altucher responded to Seinfeld&#8217;s criticism on Twitter by saying he spoke from a place of wealthy privilege.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;I’m glad </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/JerrySeinfeld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1297858490518712321%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fentertainment%2F2020%2F08%2F24%2Fjerry-seinfeld-defends-de-blasios-new-york-slamming-writer-who-declared-nyc-is-dead-forever%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-focusable="true">@JerrySeinfeld</a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> took the time from his compound in the Hamptons to write a piece on me without addressing any of the actual problems NYC faces. &#8211; some putz from LinkedIn,&#8221; said Altucher. </span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m glad <a href="https://twitter.com/JerrySeinfeld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JerrySeinfeld</a> took the time from his compound in the Hamptons to write a piece on me without addressing any of the actual problems NYC faces. &#8211; some putz from LinkedIn <a href="https://t.co/eWs1hrOB2T">https://t.co/eWs1hrOB2T</a></p>
<p>&mdash; James Altucher (@jaltucher) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaltucher/status/1297858490518712321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2020</a></p></blockquote>

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