Small, remote towns have obvious disadvantages but I think sometimes their benefits are overlooked. I'm probably blindered by my asocial nature, but I strongly

Small, remote towns have obvious disadvantages but I think sometimes their benefits are overlooked. I'm probably blindered by my asocial nature, but I strongly agree. "Internet culture" is often considered synonymous with urbanization, but improvements in communication and delivery make rural living (at least in the developed world) much more appealing. For me at least, technology removes the need for proximity. If I were incubating a technology company and working with a small team, a small town in the Dakotas would be an ideal location. Yet so far as I know all of the incubators are encouraging companies to base themselves in expensive (and distracting) urban areas. Assuming you have an idea, and a small team, and need a place to implement it, what are the actual disadvantages to a rural location? Sure, maybe bustling cities are great for generating new ideas, but what startup has ever been long on time but at a lack for ideas? Veering off in analogy, my guess is that there is probably a correspondence between those who like "open office layouts" and those who want to live in dense cities. Many productive engineers prefer offices with doors, and fewer distractions. Am I wrong to associate "rural life" to a "an office with a door"?