Company Towns — wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community — have dotted America since before the Civil War. As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, they’re making a comeback with a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites gobbling up land and looking to build towns in their own image.
And why should only terrestrial workers be exploited? Elon Musk has long talked of his plans to colonize Mars through his company SpaceX and those plans don’t happen without a sizeable — and in this case, notably captive — workforce on hand. The same Elon Musk who spent $44 billion to run a ubiquitous social media site into the ground, whose brain computer interface company can’t stop killing monkeys and whose automotive company can’t stop killing pedestrians, wants to construct entire settlements wholly reliant on his company’s largesse and logistics train. Are we really going…
2023-12-10 10:30:23
Source from www.engadget.com rnrn
Company Towns — wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community — have been present in America since before the Civil War. As we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, they are experiencing a resurgence with a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites acquiring land and aiming to construct towns according to their own preferences.
And why should only workers on Earth be exploited? Elon Musk has long discussed his plans to colonize Mars through his company SpaceX, and these plans require a significant — and in this case, notably captive — workforce. This is the same Elon Musk who spent $44 billion on a failed social media platform, whose brain computer interface company has caused harm to monkeys, and whose automotive company has been involved in pedestrian fatalities. Now, he wants to establish entire settlements that are completely dependent on his company’s resources and logistics. Are we truly willing to…
2023-12-10 10:30:23
Source from www.engadget.com rnrn