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When someone needs to mention the 'real' character of this 'real community', that means there is nothing real about it. It's a red flag for phony. Henry Ford t
by chicob 9y ago
When someone needs to mention the 'real' character of this 'real community', that means there is nothing real about it. It's a red flag for phony.
Henry Ford tried to force the American way of life in Fordlândia. He failed.
George Pullman wanted Pullman, Chicago, to be a sin-free town. He also failed.
Modern company towns live under the specter of many past failed projects.
Maybe "Zuckerburg" isn't supposed to be any kind of utopia. But why should Facebook succeed in building a town, specially when it's supervised by a corporation that profits on knowing everything it can about people?
I know I'd never want to live there. It would always feel like online trackers covered in stucco.