The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
Shame on you, Wired, for trying to write a piece that makes these sound like some sort of innovative or progressive ideas. These ideas are nothing more than billionaire wet dreams of reviving company towns, and directly controlling larger population centers. If this was such a good idea that benefits the country or the world at large, then why are they all hiding behind shadow corporations led by known eugenicists and neo-nazi aligned psychopaths with more money than they could ever spend in a lifetime.
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/billionaire-smart-cities-update-elon-musk-telosa-utopia/699348/
Again, Wired, GFY.
We had those. They were called company towns, and you didn’t get paid in real money; you got paid in company scrip that only worked in the company store. Anyone who voluntarily gets on board with this clearly needs to read a history book; that part of our history isn’t even 100 years old yet.
Any of this overlap with the crazy thought leaders like Curtis Yarvin and their “patchwork” cities?
Yes.
Blonde Politics has a pretty good breakdown on what will certainly turn into Lord of the Flies.
Wouldn’t this be secession, and therefore already prohibited by our Constitution (for what that matters anymore)? If this is allowed, what’s stopping California from declaring itself a “freedom state” free of government regulation?
Free from federal regulations?
What happens when you have to go see the company doctor who has been paid by the town’s management to ignore your health issue when that issue was caused by the town’s negligence. Maybe the town uses chemicals that are known to be toxic, or has eroded safety standards. They’re already trying to neuter workplace safety laws federally.
Americans just go smooth brained at the mention of freedom. This isn’t freedom.
Freedom for me, not for thee.
Why pay a doctor to ignore it when you can just not allow him the knowledge what you’re doing to everyone for free? Or just have a general threat to all employees that you can’t blame the company for any wrongdoing?
The doctor is really just an HR guy who decides how long you’ve got left and when they need to put up a new req.
this is actually a great idea, I bet it will work out swimmingly
Can we ship all Republicans there and they don’t get to vote in our elections?
