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> His plan called for “Prosperity Zones” where laws and regulations would be “reset” and governmental powers like taxation, eminent domain, and policing would f
by daveguy 2y ago
> His plan called for “Prosperity Zones” where laws and regulations would be “reset” and governmental powers like taxation, eminent domain, and policing would fall to a private corporation that ran the zone.
It's like they read Neuromancer and thought it was an aspirational goal.
- ceejayoz 2y agoPretty common. See Musk’s love for Iain Banks’ Culture novels.
- jkmcf 2y agoMusk didn't read very carefully.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoSo weird to be a fan of The Culture and also be anti-trans.
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- mdhen 2y agoThe culture is not libertarian. Anarcho socialism is the closest thing, but post scarcity, so not really applicable to anything in the present
- ceejayoz 2y agoNot really the point. Musk names his ships after the Culture, but the author was an avowed left-wing socialist who'd probably see Musk as our version of Veppers. He was... not a huge fan of billionaire oligarchs.
- mdhen 2y agoThe culture as an aspirational goal is a good thing. It's a fantastic vision of the future. So I'm not sure why you're using it as a similar comparison to neuromancer.
- yxre 2y agoI think this is a pretty common goal. This video is a bit pessimistic, but it shows a lot of evidence that many tech billionaires are aspiring to that end. Most notably Peter Thiel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no&t=67s&pp=ygUQZGFyayBnb3RoaWMgbWFnYQ%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no&t=67s&pp=ygUQZGF...