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Irvine is the closest thing to this that I can imagine in the modern-day US. Seems to be working out...

• PostOnce 9y ago
  There have been benevolent dictators, it does not mean subsequent dictators will also be? Should we not be wary?
  • sbmassey 9y ago
    As long as people are free to leave, I wouldn't worry about it. If Gates' plans include a large wall, or making it into a single employer 'company town' type thing, that might be an issue.
    • PostOnce 9y ago
      Being legally free to leave may not mean you're also financially free to do so. In a hypothetical designed dystopia, your wages and employment would be such that you couldn't afford to leave the machine that makes the designer rich. For example, you wouldn't make enough to save more than $5/week, the rest would have been spent on food and power and rent. So, if you missed a weeks work you'd miss a weeks rent. You'd have nothing in the bank to travel to an out-of-town interview. Just a theory I don't expect to happen any time soon, but an interesting thought exercise when a billionaire buys a town.
• akvadrako 9y ago
  I found Irvine to be a terrible place to live, but that's mostly because of the poor design, not who owns it.