the network is rapidly displacing the hierarchy and with it the virtual displaces the physical. we’ve got a ways to go, but think about how our relationship works (very little physical, a lot virtual, very close and intimate, even though we are rarely together physically). i experience this even more profoundly as an introvert as i’d love to spend even more of my time physically alone but emotionally and intellectually connected.

- bfeld on the darwinian evolution of startup hubs | via brycedotvc [emphasis mine]