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The problem I see is a mindset that doesn't value creators/makers. Why is public transport seen as the problem? Who can't make the next great thing because they

by jasfi 2y ago

The problem I see is a mindset that doesn't value creators/makers. Why is public transport seen as the problem? Who can't make the next great thing because they can't get from A to B? With remote work that shouldn't even feature on a top 10 list. If you look at the US, there are always complaints about the public transport being way behind the UK/Europe. But they value creators/makers. Why not look to the US, which is the leading economic country? If not, then which other leading economy should the UK emulate? Certainly not China.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> there are always complaints about the public transport being way behind the UK/Europe. But they value creators/makers Those creators cluster around urban centres with good transport. You can’t remote found a battery plant. I doubt Britain’s salvation is in public transport alone. But remote work doesn’t obviate the need for human infrastructure. (At the very least, it hasn’t been demonstrated at scale.)
- jasfi 2y ago
  Better infrastructure is always a good thing, but I don't see it as a limiting factor. A battery plant is an example of where you need decent infrastructure, that's all. Software is eating the world, that's the industry I'm thinking of.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > Software is eating the world, that's the industry I'm thinking of Sure. Yet we aren’t seeing a wave of remote-only upstarts pressing their cost and recruiting advantage. (We are seeing massive agglomeration effects in the Bay Area.) Remember that “software is eating the world” is a quip by a then-financier, no longer coder [1]. [1] https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/ https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/
csomar 2y ago
It's just an advantage. It's not a make or break condition. The US could do better with public transport and will do much worse if the circumstances (easy access to capital and talent) changes.

by jasfi 2y ago

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> there are always complaints about the public transport being way behind the UK/Europe. But they value creators/makers Those creators cluster around urban centres with good transport. You can’t remote found a battery plant. I doubt Britain’s salvation is in public transport alone. But remote work doesn’t obviate the need for human infrastructure. (At the very least, it hasn’t been demonstrated at scale.)

jasfi 2y ago
Better infrastructure is always a good thing, but I don't see it as a limiting factor. A battery plant is an example of where you need decent infrastructure, that's all. Software is eating the world, that's the industry I'm thinking of.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > Software is eating the world, that's the industry I'm thinking of Sure. Yet we aren’t seeing a wave of remote-only upstarts pressing their cost and recruiting advantage. (We are seeing massive agglomeration effects in the Bay Area.) Remember that “software is eating the world” is a quip by a then-financier, no longer coder [1]. [1] https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/ https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/

csomar 2y ago

It's just an advantage. It's not a make or break condition. The US could do better with public transport and will do much worse if the circumstances (easy access to capital and talent) changes.