In many ways, California has always been the land of opportunity. It used to be said that everything begins in California, and then moves East. Your description of the multi-layered culture of California suggests that no longer can trends take shape there and extend to the rest of the world. California is now a hyper-reality of competiti…
In many ways, California has always been the land of opportunity. It used to be said that everything begins in California, and then moves East. Your description of the multi-layered culture of California suggests that no longer can trends take shape there and extend to the rest of the world. California is now a hyper-reality of competition for wealth and power, a sumulacra of its former self. When Silicon Valley appears to be expanding its reach as it establishes centers of innovation around the world, the real effect is the decentralizing of Silicon Valley's influence in the world. The future of California will be interesting to watch.
In many ways, California has always been the land of opportunity. It used to be said that everything begins in California, and then moves East. Your description of the multi-layered culture of California suggests that no longer can trends take shape there and extend to the rest of the world. California is now a hyper-reality of competition for wealth and power, a sumulacra of its former self. When Silicon Valley appears to be expanding its reach as it establishes centers of innovation around the world, the real effect is the decentralizing of Silicon Valley's influence in the world. The future of California will be interesting to watch.