The geography of genius

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1. gmaysSep 2016
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   The Geography of Genius

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2. wencFeb 2019
   pg wrote an article called "Cities and Ambition"[1] which greatly influenced my thinking on the importance of being around a critical mass of like-minded people, not just for the 1st-order effects of having the right networks and opportunities, but also for the 2nd-order effects of being subtly influenced by the intellectual energy around you.

   (Side note: Eric Weiner wrote a Malcolm-Gladwell-like book "The Geography of Genius" on a similar topic; for a funny but insightful review see this review [2] where the reviewer terms this genre "American-Folksy")

   These effects do shift, e.g. as mentioned in the article, Florence was the place to be for art during the Renaissance, but not so much today. NY is a big city that's constantly reinventing itself, and the gravity of tech importance has been moving toward NYC for a while now.

   But as of right now, SV is still dominant.

   [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html

   [2] https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3KMN29SZX9ZKS/re...

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3. alberto_olFeb 2019
   At first I thought that the review you linked was of one of Gladwell's books. Actually it is of the book "The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places" by Eric Weiner.
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