Socialism in the form of the Great Reset by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum does not spread in a free market of ideas. It requires censorship.

Welcome to their world where it's not you owning "your" devices, but the mega corps.

Klaus Schwab, head of "World Economic Forum" and author of "The Great Reset" [0]: "You'll own nothing and you will be happy" [1]

[0] https://www.amazon.com/COVID-19-Great-Reset-Klaus-Schwab/dp/...

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQcyIGH_vQ

I refuse to commute. It's maddening and unproductive. I much prefer a medium density mixed use walkable neighborhood. I'm actually working on a documentary about America's great towns and neighborhoods.

I ran an experiment with one of my friends who lived in swamp sprawl built over the everglades where I used to fish as a kid. When I was traveling he'd stay at my house in a walkable neighborhood. It ruined him. He was more productive, had more fun, went out more often, and was much more relaxed than when he was back at the swamp. Living it versus talking about it is a real convincer.

Richard Florida talks about the Creative Class and the Great Reset (both excellent books, though I don't agree 100% with his prescriptions) which dovetails with PG's essay Cities and Ambition.

One area where I disagree is the choice of vehicle. A ten year old hatchback is less than ideal. I twenty year old Porsche, on the other hand, is perfect.

Interesting. The young couple in the article can't seem to resist the historically low borrowing costs available to them and that renting their place could be an option if they would not be able to sell, should they be required to move. Question- Does purchasing a home drastically reduce labor mobility as it stands in this country right now? In other words, if I want to go out to California with a group of three partners to start up a company that I think will have enormous impact and be disruptive to an existing industry, would I be less likely to take such a venture if I thought that an obligation like a mortgage would tie me down? With the rise in home ownership over the last decade (now in reverse), have we prevented ourselves from geographic mobility because of that dreadful debt burden in a 30 year fixed mortgage? Richard Florida describes this same issue in his new book, The Great Reset. I would agree with him that emphasis should not be as great on homeownership (and accompanying tax credits) and instead should be more towards driving new creative technologies and systems that this country needs to compete.

There is a more nuanced view to be had of the current situation. For instance, Richard Florida has a new book out called The Great Reset.

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Reset-Working-Post-Crash-Prosper...

Florida offers compelling evidence that the 1930s were the most innovative decade of the 20th century. Many new business practices were invented at this time. And this is when Hewlett Packard got going, and with it, what later came to be called "Silicon Valley".

The 1930s were also, at the same time, the worst economic disaster in the history of the USA. So an era can be both disastrous and very innovative. Those are not opposites. To say (as Steve Blank does) that we are at the beginning of an entrepreneurial revolution is inspiring. But he should be able to see that we can have both an entrepreneurial revolution and an economic disaster. Both are possible at the time.

This can be shown with a very simple graph. I will post that later.