I'm Mormon, live in Utah, and am fairly involved in Mormon culture. I've never heard of this project except via Hacker News. If an LDS builder has a plan to bui

I'm Mormon, live in Utah, and am fairly involved in Mormon culture. I've never heard of this project except via Hacker News. If an LDS builder has a plan to build a community, it doesn't mean he's trying to populate it with Mormons. He's even quoted as saying so in the OP. This has nothing to do with Mormonism. Reporting trying to trace a connection is merely pandering to the fact that Mormons being weird makes for a more interesting article, and earned your click.