Ironically, Palo Alto is the birthplace of Silicon Valley.https://twitter.com/newsycombinator/status/733780054866599936 …
Much of this hinges on the question of *who* gets to optimize, I think. And answer there not obvious IMO.
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(Current PA residents, Bay Area residents, former PA residents, aspirational PA residents, employees of PA companies…)
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that's why the design of government matters, and why the level of decision-making (local, regional, state) matters.
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In practice, its wealthier, affluent communities that optimize for themselves, put pressure on gentrifying neighborhoods.
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Affluent citizens actively engaging with & reaping benefits of government seems like a common failure of democracy.
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