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The culture of the Bay Area is also much more "left-leaning" than that of much of the US. The Bay Area likely helps creativity and innovation in other ways as w
by pcrh 11y ago
The culture of the Bay Area is also much more "left-leaning" than that of much of the US. The Bay Area likely helps creativity and innovation in other ways as well, as it has a ingrained culture that favors outsiders and diversity (e.g. diverse ethnic and gay cultures), reducing the barrier for other kinds of "outside" thinking.
This would support your thesis. However the US is also more entrepreneurial in other areas as well and its large government budget as well as domestic market helps indigenous large manufacturing (e.g. aerospace) in a way that few other countries can match.
- seivan 11y agoYou'd be surprised how left-leaning isn't associated with "outside" thinking in Sweden but with hive-mind. Or you know.. in any historically communist country.
- pcrh 11y agoI wouldn't be surprised, actually. I suppose the left versus right descriptions of politics are somewhat dependent on context. On the other hand, historically communist countries currently span a range of left/right cultural tendencies, from the Baltics to Russia, to Azerbaijan, to Georgia, etc, etc...