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I think you're talking about networking for money, and that's a thing. But there are also ideas. Even in fields where there's basically no money, half the worl
by iguy 6y ago
I think you're talking about networking for money, and that's a thing.
But there are also ideas. Even in fields where there's basically no money, half the world's innovation happening within a circle of a few miles is routine. For instance this happens in music, repeatedly.
- orf 6y agoWhen has it happened with music in the last 60 years? If you’re talking about mostly classical music clusters then there are a lot more reasons for that than you’re suggesting
- pnutjam 6y agoHave you heard of this thing called "the internet"?
- iguy 6y agoAnd do you know where the web got invented? At one of the biggest cathedrals ever built to the idea that bringing lots of scientists into close proximity to work on hard problems tends to produce neat stuff. Sure, on some level he could have done the same work in his garage, in some quiet seaside town full of retired people. But he didn't. Reducing the friction in long-range interactions obviously has its upsides. But these hairless primates still pick up lots of stuff from being around each other.