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But then they'll develop their own economy, banks, and an economic crisis of their own. http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2007/08/virtual_bank htt

• sliverstorm 16y ago
  Which brings about an interesting question; every independent country either needs to be self-supporting (which would be friggin badass, and hackers seem one of the most likely groups to grow their own food etc- but still unlikely) needs an export. What export would a computer geek nation produce? Skilled labor is hard to export. *: as for hackers growing their own food, I consider myself somewhat of a hacker in the frame of mind sense, and I find I can absolutely obsess over any topic if necessary- so I can just imagine hackers obsessing over farming...
  • pigbucket 16y ago
    Hackers, and 80 million other people. Reddit suggest tourism. Pitch "come see how hackers farm" to the farmvillians wanting an edge.