tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post9157183827011211267..comments2011-06-20T05:10:19.398-07:00Comments on Champaca Tree: In the Meanwhileashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466121030116897756noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post-47201095976791888162011-06-20T05:10:19.398-07:002011-06-20T05:10:19.398-07:00Very nice post Asha and so nice to get a glimpse i...Very nice post Asha and so nice to get a glimpse into this new part of your life. Hope you document the ups and downs of the coming months as you deal with suburbs, cars etc :)<br />Hugs!Shiprahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869412184496998117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post-21102269633841356772011-06-19T21:08:02.442-07:002011-06-19T21:08:02.442-07:00Great post Asha!
Shreyans, in what sense do you t...Great post Asha!<br /><br />Shreyans, in what sense do you think the US has missed out on the spontaneous development of new ideas? In some sense, it has been at the heart of that as well, no?<br /><br />I wonder if some amount of small-scale entrepeneurship will be lost with urban migration. But perhaps not...Vinayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760555313047020549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post-36958767914637333492011-06-19T11:58:18.204-07:002011-06-19T11:58:18.204-07:00Lovely post Asha. Got me thinking about a lot of d...Lovely post Asha. Got me thinking about a lot of different things! The best kind of post.<br /><br />The people of Grand Rapids, and Michigan, and many other parts of the country face the same question - what happens when the local industries die out and there's no good reason for them to be where they are. Must be very difficult to come to terms with the most likely answer, that there is no good reason, it makes less sense, and that their towns and villages will slowly die out.<br /><br />In a way it's good. In the last 100 years people spread out all over the country, making use of the great American highway system to spread out and find their own space and freedom. But that came at a cost. People moved farther from one of humanity's greatest inventions - the city - and missed out on the mixing, mashing, churning, and spontaneous development of new ideas. As smaller cities all over the country fizzle out, the people won't disappear, they'll move to bigger cities nearby, a boon to the cities, to the individuals moving, and to the ecosystems they leave behind. Think of all the efficiency gains for everyone involved!<br /><br />What's lost in the process? That's not something I've given a lot of thought too. Hopefully someone from a small town can add their perspective. <br /><br />This is the way of the world though - large scale evolution of the pattern of cities and all the physical links built by humans to connect them - and it makes me feel more alive and more a part of the world to see it first hand.shreyanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297044480572992004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post-893041964402368482011-06-19T11:51:57.720-07:002011-06-19T11:51:57.720-07:00Yes, need to better articulate and understand the ...Yes, need to better articulate and understand the situation here! Lots to learn from.ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466121030116897756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744322996023512308.post-54981217852943586002011-06-19T11:47:01.465-07:002011-06-19T11:47:01.465-07:00Please keep writing about this theme which is so p...Please keep writing about this theme which is so poignant, interesting and don't forget the picturesHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169542731500345461noreply@blogger.com