Don't blame Facebook or Mark Zuckerberg. They're just responding to the incentives and obstacles created by local governments in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. You can see hints at this in Facebook's announcement, which describes the new company town as “an integrated, mixed-use village that will provide much needed services, housing, and transit solutions as well as office space. Part of our vision is to create a neighborhood center that provides long-needed community services.” The hint is subtle, but it's there: “long-needed”—because the local government hasn't been providing it.
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