I let out a laugh when I saw last week’s Onion article, 8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place to Live. It seemed especially silly to me, as I’d just finished Elizabeth Currid’s, The Warhol Economy-
a book that identifies the unique characteristics that have made NYC an
international mecca of creative production. Despite the fact that the
book raves about the benefits of NYC’s unique environment for artists
and the career development of creatives, the Onion article got me
questioning the future of this city.
Some of the key social and economic qualities that have made New York City so successful as a place for creative and cultural career development have been (and, I would guess, will continue to be) replaced by online social networks. “Every generation has its own neighborhood,” Zac Posen said of NYC to Currid during an interview mentioned in the book. I predict that for Generation Y, and perhaps increasingly for the generations following us, that neighborhood will not be Chelsea or the West Village. It will be online.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 5 Ways That Social Media May Replace NYC as the Center of Creative Development « Know Your Own Bone
Author: Colleen Dilenschneider
