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It’s been in my head for a while - finding an area with good weather and a farm landowner willing to sell. I would love to find a developer with core competenci
by ebiester 9y ago
It’s been in my head for a while - finding an area with good weather and a farm landowner willing to sell. I would love to find a developer with core competencies - we used to build cities because of common interest. Why can’t we do it today?
- qaq 9y agoNo clue why none has done it so far I guess idea for kick starter :)
- pault 9y agoHistorically those towns were most likely built around a common economic interest; intersection of trade routes, mining, logging, etc. The town was created because the people were already there. As far as I know artificial communities don't seem very resilient. I guess 10,000 telecommuting programmers could support a pretty robust economy, but it sounds like a bit of a pipe dream, honestly.
- ebiester 9y agoI think a set of programmers seems like a common economic interest. At 10,000, that’s enough that it won't only be telecommuting at some point. You would likely need a fair amount of additional labor. The alternative is finding a struggling city with good bones that is willing to take a chance, but that can introduce all sorts of hostilities.
- qaq 9y agoStarting fresh gives you a lot of interesting options