> Why would people of say, central Maine want to encourage tech industry to move there. Because jobs, obviously. Talk to any politician or civic leader from a

> Why would people of say, central Maine want to encourage tech industry to move there. Because jobs, obviously. Talk to any politician or civic leader from a place like central Maine and all they can talk about is "good jobs". In the 21st century, good jobs are tech jobs, at least using an expansive definition of "tech" that encompass modern manufacturing (heavily digitized), modern healthcare (heavily digitized), etc. > They can look to SoCal, Massaschusetts and see that that sort of society is not compatible with their values. As rural counties continue to sink further into social decay, this excuse is wearing thin. There's practically no measure of social health where they aren't worse than wealthy liberal cities -- divorce, suicide, crime, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, lifespan, welfare dependency.