This is the classic Dan Pink argument against Richard Florida's. Pink: "place doesn't matter, the internet is everywhere". Florida: "The internet is everywhere,

This is the classic Dan Pink argument against Richard Florida's. Pink: "place doesn't matter, the internet is everywhere". Florida: "The internet is everywhere, but local culture is important." "You can do this anywhere" is not at all true. I think we'd admit that being in at least a tier 2 city is a necessity or at least VERY advantageous. Outside support (your "seed money") and chance are a big deal, and you don't get that in Small Town, USA. Yes, a lone programmer with the internet isn't an island, but a peninsula isn't awesome either.