Is Joel Kotkin Flip-Flopping On Portland Criticism?

you would think someone as intelligent of cortright could think on his own than to dredge up the same stuff richard florida did when I first
raised criticism of his idea.

the new geography foreshadowed most of my current ideas. the second chapter was called 'the anti-urban impulse' and spoke about dispersion as the primary factor of the digital economy. it is there i coined the phrase nerdistan,

second, in reference to cities, i raised the issue of childless 'boutique cities' later in the book. i said they could do well, but
would lose much of the traditional function of cities.the ephemeral concept is a natural outgrowth.

finally, it is true that i have learned things since 2000. the experience of the last 5 years suggests that the dispersion patterns --- to the periphery, countryside and abroad --- have accelerated more than I anticipated. there is nothing wrong from learning from greater knowledge.

indeed the whole 'flip flop' attack is the kind of thing you see in politics when a politician doesn't want to engage an issue. i am sure i can take something out of context from any writer and compare it to something else. it is the essential message that needs to stay somewhat consistent and, more important, bolstered by fact and rational argument.

joel