Submitted by Famous Guest (not verified) on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 22:02
Brain drain. Has anyone noticed the number of out of state, foreign and Bay Area brains getting hired and moving INTO the area?
Do you know what *they* are saying? They are saying this is a tight-knit area where people only talk to their friends from high school and CSUF, where they don't call back, where people make plans and then cancel at the last minute, where conversations (and discussions like this one) revolve around old news, high school rehashes, and group affiliations that don't include newcomers.
They say people are defensive, instead of being gracious hosts. They see the unavailablity of information as a reflection of the desire to retain power and control.
It ain't what you got/don't got...it's how you ARE about it. If you'd get over the rehash of old discussions/arguments and actually take the risk to meet new people, not change the subject when they talk about something you don't know...and let someone else set the agenda, for a change, the whole place would change.
Fresno/Clovis has a habit of measuring themselves by themselves--defining excellence in terms of who's below them and drowning out the sound of the rest of the world.
The world is here and filling the local brain positions. Lead, follow...
The arguments are circular; let some air in.
Brain drain. Has anyone noticed the number of out of state, foreign and Bay Area brains getting hired and moving INTO the area?
Do you know what *they* are saying? They are saying this is a tight-knit area where people only talk to their friends from high school and CSUF, where they don't call back, where people make plans and then cancel at the last minute, where conversations (and discussions like this one) revolve around old news, high school rehashes, and group affiliations that don't include newcomers.
They say people are defensive, instead of being gracious hosts. They see the unavailablity of information as a reflection of the desire to retain power and control.
It ain't what you got/don't got...it's how you ARE about it. If you'd get over the rehash of old discussions/arguments and actually take the risk to meet new people, not change the subject when they talk about something you don't know...and let someone else set the agenda, for a change, the whole place would change.
Fresno/Clovis has a habit of measuring themselves by themselves--defining excellence in terms of who's below them and drowning out the sound of the rest of the world.
The world is here and filling the local brain positions. Lead, follow...
or get out of the way. Change is inevitable.