Intelligence Density and the Creative Class 185
Doofus writes "The Atlantic has an interesting review of some open-sourced work by Rob Pitingolo about the comparative educational attainment levels of various metropolitan areas. While people are now capable of being far more mobile than in generations past, many people remain within 100 miles or so of where they were born. For the technology-partition of the creative class, this is less likely to be the case, in my personal experience. Do we technical people put interesting work and the concentration of human educational capital ahead of other considerations when deciding on a move? Or is it more complicated? Is it more about the fact that the creative jobs are where the creative people are?"
To calculate human capital density properly, (Score:4, Funny)
you must factor in average height as well.
Not Enough Heat (Score:5, Funny)
To achieve maximum flamage, these numbers should be cross referenced by religious views, political affiliation, and choice of text editor :-D
Re:Most of us... (Score:5, Funny)
A mammalian psychology thing.
If your boss is a mammal, then you are in a better position than 90% of IT workers.
Re:Density? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:His analysis of the "density of smart people" i (Score:2, Funny)
2 for 3? (Score:1, Funny)
Why mention religious views twice in a list of 3 items?