In this forum, we are trying to develop the:


 - individual
 - community
 - region


Do these goals stand in opposition to each other? Do they complement each other? Certainly a strong individual in a weak region has an easier time being a genius (reference St. Ambrose, who was considered to be a super genius because he could read without moving his lips.) But an individual or community in a super-region has more opportunities for leveraging ideas, capital, encouragement, and role models. 


Living in a less-developed region is not a success killer. It is just different.