#Xenophobia and #racism, based on my observations, have 3 main causes -
1. Primal Reflex
2. Defence Against Inadequacy
3. Guilty Pleasure

Explanations follow. 1. Primal Reflex: This is evolutionary, a result of mostly homogenous groups living and evolving together, where a heterogenous encounter almost always resulted in conflict. Fortunately, humans have evolved faster to overcome this reflex.

From Silicon Valley to a Bonsai Garden - thoughts on terraforming innovation in a tech first world. Silicon Valley became what it did because of one simple reason: the enormous spending power of the booming US economy. I think every other aspect - capital, risk taking, talent - although undeniably important, was a consequence of that powerful and reassuring market force.