We all know that "Like Uber but for <X>" is a bad idea, and many people worth listening to say that the real value isn't in disruptive verticals, but in disrupt

We all know that "Like Uber but for <X>" is a bad idea, and many people worth listening to say that the real value isn't in disruptive verticals, but in disruptive business models. So why do we continue to apply it to cities? We see this in every capital city council scheme trying to be "Silicon Valley for <country>". I think what we'll see is a bit of an iconoclasm and fall in grace for these cities and styles. In the same way no one has been able to be better than Uber or really capture much market, cities trying to displace their native style with the Valley's will only end up losing their own and being an obviously poorer copy.