Here’s what I wrote about coordinated moving when Raymond was talking about leaving the Bay for a while:
“Coordinated moving seems hard. It seems unlikely to happen. But, I think that uncoordinated moving can end up quite coordinated.
If I’m thinking of leaving Brooklyn, I have 10,000 small towns to choose from. If [Zvi, or Ray, or anyone like that] publicizes which one he goes to after doing research, that town is immediately in my top 10 options I’ll actually consider. Not just because I’d want to live near [Zvi/Ray] and I trust his research, but also because I know that hundreds of other people I like would know about that town and consider moving there. So if people just move out without coordinating but tell all their friends about it, I think we’ll end up with decent enough agglomerations of friends wherever the pioneers end up going.”
On a related note, I’m planning to go on a small road trip around the northeast in July and would love to visit you in Warwick if you’re accepting visitors (got tested this week, alas no antibodies, still distancing at home).
Here’s what I wrote about coordinated moving when Raymond was talking about leaving the Bay for a while:
“Coordinated moving seems hard. It seems unlikely to happen. But, I think that uncoordinated moving can end up quite coordinated.
If I’m thinking of leaving Brooklyn, I have 10,000 small towns to choose from. If [Zvi, or Ray, or anyone like that] publicizes which one he goes to after doing research, that town is immediately in my top 10 options I’ll actually consider. Not just because I’d want to live near [Zvi/Ray] and I trust his research, but also because I know that hundreds of other people I like would know about that town and consider moving there. So if people just move out without coordinating but tell all their friends about it, I think we’ll end up with decent enough agglomerations of friends wherever the pioneers end up going.”
On a related note, I’m planning to go on a small road trip around the northeast in July and would love to visit you in Warwick if you’re accepting visitors (got tested this week, alas no antibodies, still distancing at home).