> Many of us from early on argued that SV had no vision.
I don't know what it means for a geographic region to "have vision". Either way, SV was the birthplace of an incredibly large portion of the ventures and entrepreneurs that created what we refer to as "modern technology".
And I'm saying that as someone who is often very critical of current SV and NorCal policies in general.
> When you see some houses filled with 7-8 occupant because they can't afford rent, you know this is not sustainable.
Sure, but what does that have to do with "vision"?
The area experienced an enormous, extraordinary amount of success, which had some undesirable effects, particularly for low-income residents. It should be addressed, and there are many issues in SV current, some of which are mentioned in the article.
Still can't take away from the incredible breakthroughs that happened in the area.
Vision means that you do things in a way that isn't the default. Because if you just do the default you end up like everywhere else (which of course can be a good thing in some cases). The problems in the Bay Area isn't unique by any means. But not dealing with them means that they more and more lose their competitive advantage. Overall they become more like somewhere like e.g. New York.
Vision without wisdom is always myopic. People have a tendency to mistake smartness for wisdom. A grave error. Why is it that everything we touch gets ruined?
I don't know what it means for a geographic region to "have vision". Either way, SV was the birthplace of an incredibly large portion of the ventures and entrepreneurs that created what we refer to as "modern technology".
And I'm saying that as someone who is often very critical of current SV and NorCal policies in general.
> When you see some houses filled with 7-8 occupant because they can't afford rent, you know this is not sustainable.
Sure, but what does that have to do with "vision"?
The area experienced an enormous, extraordinary amount of success, which had some undesirable effects, particularly for low-income residents. It should be addressed, and there are many issues in SV current, some of which are mentioned in the article.
Still can't take away from the incredible breakthroughs that happened in the area.