(by ): What are some places or events that epitomize a broader thing going on worldwide? I'm looking for places that put you in the deep end.
E.g:
-Authentic relating: Austin/Amsterdam
-Rationalists: Berkeley/CFAR
-Permaculture: Punta Mona
-Policy: World Economic Forum
Conversation
Down on cripple creek and stuck in Lodi again kind of make my world light up.
Poverty and dislocation: A slum in Nairobi, a refugee camp in Turkey.
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Culture war: Portland
Income gap: SF
Elites losing power: Hollywood
1
Community experimentation: burningman
For profit, low income customer experiments: Nairobi
Manufacturing: Shenzhen
Peace of mind: northern Thailand
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* Authentic relating: the Bay Area
* Energy healing: the Bay Area
* Ecstatic Dance: the Bay Area
* Platonic cuddling: the Bay Area
* Play parties: the Bay Area
* Sexual expression: the Bay Area
None are restricted to the Bay. AFAIK the Bay does all of these v well.
Breakdown of trust between government/police and everyday people: Hong Kong
Foreign investment in real estate artificially increasing rents beyond affordability for locals: Vancouver/Toronto







