why we live in cities and put up with whatever

[diego7david]

great article that trys to explain why we put up with whatever to live in big cities

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/why-has-globalization-led-to-bigger-cities/

 

[igor]

Let's all go to Bangalore? Yeah!

A programmer could work in the foothills of the Himalayas, but that programmer wouldn’t learn much. If she came to Bangalore, then she would figure out what skills were more valuable ...

I am sorry, but this article is ridiculous. It looks like people who lost their jobs in the States and returned to Bangalore are absolutely desperate now.