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This is completely inaccurate. Galt's Gulch is an insular community populated by people who largely support themselves. No real gov't or tax system. It's bas
by big_chungus 7y ago
This is completely inaccurate. Galt's Gulch is an insular community populated by people who largely support themselves. No real gov't or tax system. It's basically the stereotypical ancap paradise. SF is going towards the other end; did you even read the book?
- apocalypstyx 7y agoWhich, to be fair, can only function, even in the context of the story, by relying on a fictional device that would effectively provide free energy (in massive quantities) for the lifetime of the conceivable universe, with no side effects.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't take HN threads further into ideological flamewar. We're trying to avoid that here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Note also the guideline against "did you even read" comments.