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"The movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For
years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people
should up and start their own high-tech fiefdoms, whether new countries on
artificial islands in international waters (“seasteading”) or pro-business
“freedom cities” such as Próspera, a glorified gated community combined with a
wild west med spa on a Honduran island.
Yet despite backing from the heavy-hitter venture capitalists Peter Thiel and
Marc Andreessen, their extreme libertarian dreams kept bogging down: it turns
out most self-respecting rich people don’t actually want to live on floating
oil rigs, even if it means lower taxes, and while Próspera might be nice for a
holiday and some body “upgrades”, its extra-national status is currently being
challenged in court.
Now, all of a sudden, this once-fringe network of corporate secessionists finds
itself knocking on open doors at the dead center of global power."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
