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Originally Posted by lzppjb
freerover - Do you think you constantly point out reasons Austin won't get HQ2 is because you are guarding yourself against the letdown you'd experience if you were all gung-ho and we didn't get it?
I'm not saying your thoughts are wrong at all, but every time someone wants to say something positive, you come in with the wet blanket. Let them get excited. 
I've noticed most potential HQ2 cities have at least 1 poster filling this same role. Must be human nature. |
Yea I get that. It's mostly because I (and a few others) feel like there is a kind of arrogance of people here in Austin where they overlook major issues that need to be addressed or they dismiss them their impact because Austin has intangibles that make up for it. We can't just assume the economy will stay strong without continuously looking for ways to strengthen it and that is what I think is happening.
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Originally Posted by paul78701
I think you're overestimating the impact of the negatives. No city is going to be perfect. No matter which city they go to, there are going to be challenges and realities that will have to be dealt with. Infrastructure, politics, etc. I don't think anyone really believes that Amazon wants to "fix" anything for anyone. But I'm sure Amazon is well aware that no place will be perfect and will be able to reason out what is and is not workable for them.
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This is certainly possible. I think we'll have a better idea once Amazon gets to a relative short list. I hope that if Austin isn't in the "next round" or whatever you want to call it that people will feel like they have to take a lot of these issues more seriously. Obviously, I would love for them to be there.