“Many creative writers keep journals; the sociologist’s need for systematic reflection demands it.” -C. Wright Mills

The Star has an article reporting on the increasing challenges to Richard Florida’s ideas in Toronto. I’m on vacation, but a couple of good quotes:

“Richard Florida’s exotic city, his creative city, depends on ghost people, working behind the scenes. Immigrants, people of colour. You want to know what his version of creative is? He’s the relocation agent for the global bourgeoisie. And the rest of us don’t matter.”

“What does Richard Florida do: He goes from city to city, be it Albuquerque or New York City, and tells them: You, too, can win. But there’s an internal contradiction. Florida ranks cities – it’s part of what he does, and not everyone can win.”