No, proximity is still incredibly important--this is why so much of the country is stagnating, and why there is no rural equivalent of silicon valley or NYC. We are ignoring the importance of proximity to the ruin of most of the country's economy
Guarantee you there was substantial demand for IBM's products within Miami (which doesn't mean they ONLY served Miami--being a port city after all makes it an ideal point for international export too, which is itself a major factor in Miami's success)
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I mean, fundamentally, I believe that cities homogenizing effect on labor is bad and you think it's good. It's fine
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No, I believe that American cities are not typical of cities in general or successful/growing cities in particular, and that conclusions drawn from them are not likely to be accurate in the future.
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Well, I guess we can agree on that
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