Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX

>     while I appreciate your post, and anyone who is making a sincere
> effort to build community in Phoenix... be warned.  There are some
> small groups who periodically spawn off new 'communities' every month
> or so.  Look closely and you see the same few people with reused
> marketing recipes.  Lots of blog and not too much community I'm
> afraid.  Their efforts amount to some simple branding and putting up a
> blog.  While these things are not really particularily offensive to
> me, they do somewhat detract from interest in the real needs of the
> community here.  Some of these people are just outright idiotic and
> cannot deal with existing structure and refuse to accept the history
> of efforts in the past.  They lack any articulation of their goals and
> purpose.  Often times they have trouble organizing even small groups
> of 2 or 3.  Dont forget we've had a tech incubator here.  Lets not
> smack down sincere criticism in favor of giddy blind optimism,
> remember you can't improve without criticism.  I would take these
> people much more seriously if they addressed the efforts of the past
> and perhaps suggested how they are going to improve on them, or
> perhaps indicate what has changed that will make them a success.
> Maybe seeking real political support would gain some legitimacy.

>     on the positive side, I think Phoenix will attract a lot of
> technology business due to its relative low cost and no doubt you will
> start to see community infrastructure grow.  We are seeing some real
> urban development happening in Phx metro which has me very excited.  I
> think when the macroeconomic problems are sorted out we will see
> downtown Phx bloom.  Im hoping that the average Arizonan gets involved
> in the political process and make sure that the corruption stays out
> of city and state politics.  Coming from NY, Im recognizing a lot of
> positive development trends in Phx metro.