Here's another piece of news that highlights the plans of SUN Microsystems to turn a full half of their workforce into "road warriors" by next year. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020602/tc_nm/column_nett rends_dc_2&printer=1 (originally found at http://www.megarad.com) The idea that artistically creative people lend to the construction of communities that are economically viable is useful because it links economy and culture, an association that is often ignored because of the tension between the humanistic temperament of the artist and the bottom-line temperament of business. If one accepts Florida's premise and if the "creative class" becomes nomadic, like the SUN tele-workers, I wonder if this will increase corporate wealth at the expense of local and regional wealth and the construction of creative communities, or if it will share the wealth by spreading the community around. Interesting theory. -Kurt Reymers ---------------------- Original message: From: "Jeremy W. Crampton" <jcrampton@gsu.edu> To: <air-l@aoir.org> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:38:34 -0400 Subject: [Air-l] Re: atomization, groups, networks Reply-To: air-l@aoir.org A sidelight on community coherence and technology is offered in an interesting piece in the NYT on Saturday by Emily Eakin. She discusses the work of Richard Florida who argues that community strength is directly related to the strength of the creative class: gays, bohemians and technology workers and the ideas, information and knowledge they produce. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/01/arts/01BOHO.html --Jeremy