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Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities (www.ft.com)

submitted 2 days ago by davel@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I'm sorry, these people are outright evil. AF.

https://archive.ph/uVbU7

[–] Toneswirly@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like a pretty good scam to seperate tech utopians from their money. Lol guy even calls it "society as a service." This is not a serious plan its just more grifting.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They want their modern company towns.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

i was going to say something to this effect; history has plenty examples of how thoroughly people get fucked because these places and it makes you wish people would read so that they were aware for themselves.

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Cities I will never visit.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Look up Curtis Yarvin and Network States. Pretty wild stuff.

[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Technocracy will take over the world