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§Florences

  • People who aspire to be world-class flock to do groundbreaking things flock to Florences once they become well known
  • A Florence needs accessible low-cost-of-living lifestyles
  • Florences require a world-class high-profit discipline and a world-class cultural discipline
  • A Florence is a city with multiple world-class scenes
  • A city can become a Florence multiple times
  • Florences are going to have a lot of inequality
  • Florences pull in people of multiple disciplines
  • A Florence is a location in time and space
  • Florences are sticky
  • Singapore could become the Florence of the 21st Century
  • There are concrete things that can be done to attract misfits

Questions

  • What made Florence a Florence?
  • Why do people go to a Florence?
  • What is the difference between a Florence and simply a ‘top city?’
  • What makes a Florence Sticky For People?
  • What makes a Florence stop being a Florence?
  • How often do people realize a Florence while it is still a Florence?
  • What makes a Florence start being a Florence?
  • Has anybody studied what made Paris Paris?

References

  • Taste for Makers - PG

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