Via: Jen Sorensen, who says:
More Perfect Union has a short video that provides a decent overview of the real motivations behind the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland: rare earth minerals coveted by the tech industry, a longtime fixation on the territory by Trump ally Ron Lauder (heir to the Estee Lauder fortune), oil, and the radical libertarian fantasy of creating a “network state” city there. This last item has not received much national media attention, possibly because it seems so kooky on the surface, but some very powerful interests are serious about this. This TechCrunch article lays out a CEO’s vision of building a prototype of Elon Musk’s Mars outpost here on Earth.
The tech bros think building their version of Rapture is a great idea. . .
“It’s the next best thing to Mars”
Damn, that hits hard. Those dumb tech bro yarvinists.
Cool video btw, if you need a 2 minute update (surprisingly broad though) on the situation.
I wonder how long they would last before a crappy AI-powered door fails to close and they all freeze?
Marvin: “You can blame the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation for making androids with GPP…”
Arthur: “Um… what’s GPP?”
Marvin: “Genuine People Personalities. I’m a personality prototype. You can tell, can’t you…?”Arthur: I think that door just sighed.
Marvin: Ghastly, isn’t it? All the doors on this spaceship have been programmed to have a cheery and sunny disposition.
