Thanks for writing this, it’s nice to see some thinking around US national strategy (something that’s been really missing!).
I think the main question that feels unanswered is: in a world where we agreed with / acted upon this claim, what changes?
It feels to me like Boston/NYC/Washington DC are all on their ways to becoming Hubs, with an uptick of coworking spaces, new organisations being founded, EAG(x)’s being hosted, and growing and more professionalised community building. It sounds the communities there are also thriving.
The one exception is the “spend the summer in the Bay” meme for longtermists, I’m not sure to what extent people are spending time in the East Coast cities (perhaps you have more insight here?)
Thanks for writing this, it’s nice to see some thinking around US national strategy (something that’s been really missing!).
I think the main question that feels unanswered is: in a world where we agreed with / acted upon this claim, what changes?
It feels to me like Boston/NYC/Washington DC are all on their ways to becoming Hubs, with an uptick of coworking spaces, new organisations being founded, EAG(x)’s being hosted, and growing and more professionalised community building. It sounds the communities there are also thriving.
The one exception is the “spend the summer in the Bay” meme for longtermists, I’m not sure to what extent people are spending time in the East Coast cities (perhaps you have more insight here?)