http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/ Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-49181 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Artful Making, by Rob Austin and Lee Devin || May || 2007 Tue, 29 May 2007 13:15:18 +0000 /?p=45#comment-49181 [...] The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida [...] [...] The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-46458 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Discipline || May || 2007 Tue, 22 May 2007 02:04:41 +0000 /?p=45#comment-46458 [...] things, so having the discipline to go to work was a valuable skill. But in a world of the Creative Class where authors talk about the value of happiness at work, is the concept of discipline [...] [...] things, so having the discipline to go to work was a valuable skill. But in a world of the Creative Class where authors talk about the value of happiness at work, is the concept of discipline [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-42508 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Paradox of Career Choice || May || 2007 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:28:14 +0000 /?p=45#comment-42508 [...] In today’s world of knowledge workers, if you have a college education (and admittedly the access to such an education is still restricted), you have a plethora of options available to you. You’re not restricted culturally - there’s no expectation that you will do what your parents did. You’re not restricted economically - research has shown that $40,000 a year is the point past which salary becomes a way of keeping score rather than satisfying basic needs, and most college-educated workers will be making at least that. You’re not restricted geographically any more - it’s absurdly easy to pick up and move across the country for a new experience. Most of us are members of the Creative Class now. [...] [...] In today’s world of knowledge workers, if you have a college education (and admittedly the access to such an education is still restricted), you have a plethora of options available to you. You’re not restricted culturally – there’s no expectation that you will do what your parents did. You’re not restricted economically – research has shown that $40,000 a year is the point past which salary becomes a way of keeping score rather than satisfying basic needs, and most college-educated workers will be making at least that. You’re not restricted geographically any more – it’s absurdly easy to pick up and move across the country for a new experience. Most of us are members of the Creative Class now. [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-37944 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Community || January || 2004 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:47:45 +0000 /?p=45#comment-37944 [...] We can choose which communities we want to be part of with greater freedom than ever before. With the Internet and cable and all sorts of radio stations, we can find people who share our opinions. It’s becoming more acceptable to first find a place that suits you, and then find a job, as discussed in The Rise of the Creative Class, so we are clumping into physical locations of like-minded people. It all ties together. In my rant about political extremism, I commented on the dangers of seeing only your side of the story. But it is now possible to surround yourself with like-minded people to an unprecedented extent with your choice of home and your choice of media to consume. In fact, it’s preferable, because nobody likes being different or an outcast. So us left coast liberals shake our heads and wonder how anybody could possibly vote for a moron like Bush, while folks in the Midwest wonder why those liberals don’t see the threat to our national security. [...] [...] We can choose which communities we want to be part of with greater freedom than ever before. With the Internet and cable and all sorts of radio stations, we can find people who share our opinions. It’s becoming more acceptable to first find a place that suits you, and then find a job, as discussed in The Rise of the Creative Class, so we are clumping into physical locations of like-minded people. It all ties together. In my rant about political extremism, I commented on the dangers of seeing only your side of the story. But it is now possible to surround yourself with like-minded people to an unprecedented extent with your choice of home and your choice of media to consume. In fact, it’s preferable, because nobody likes being different or an outcast. So us left coast liberals shake our heads and wonder how anybody could possibly vote for a moron like Bush, while folks in the Midwest wonder why those liberals don’t see the threat to our national security. [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2003/07/15/the-rise-of-the-creative-class-by-richard-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-11504 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Bobos and Biology || November || 2006 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:13:15 +0000 /?p=45#comment-11504 [...] Business life, where the creative class is taking charge [...] [...] Business life, where the creative class is taking charge [...]

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