Maybe everyone who lives in a ‘special economic zone’ should have to appear before their local tech lord and swear oaths of fealty and then those local lords could in turn deliver their own oaths to an overlord, and promise to raise armies to support him when he calls his banners… - ThreadSky

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Maybe everyone who lives in a ‘special economic zone’ should have to appear before their local tech lord and swear oaths of fealty and then those local lords could in turn deliver their own oaths to an overlord, and promise to raise armies to support him when he calls his banners…

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Balaji Srinivasan suggests giving Elon Musk “control of a huge swath of land surrounding Starbase, Texas” & designate that land as “a military base or … similar, so that [Musk] can fence it off & determine at his sole discretion who can enter.” Then replicate in other states w/ other Tech Bros. 1/

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optimist-press.bsky.social•1 day ago

If we were engaged in a wholesale medieval-style war with oligarchs in the postmodern twenty-first century, I would feel more bullish regarding our prospects.

gabegraziani.bsky.social•1 day ago

THIS DIPSHIT WANTS TO LIVE IN A CORPO-ENSLAVED SNOWCRASH DYSTOPIA.
https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

lowinchen.bsky.social•1 day ago

But the pizza will be lit!

jonesm80.bsky.social•1 day ago

Never did understand the functional difference between feudalism and American Libertarianism.

maoltuile.bsky.social•1 day ago

Someone (I think on Crooked Timber?) once described this as propertarianism and then I got it. If push comes to shove, these ‘freedom’ guys will absolutely defend human chattel slavery

uaprogaction.bsky.social•1 day ago

You don't even have to shove hard.

theokayestpainter.bsky.social•1 day ago

hey it worked for the reedy creek improvement district

oldtrashpanda.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can't wait to return to feudalism! Already being told to start subsistence farming. What else? Everyone needs to start making their own clothes?

dollymad1812.bsky.social•1 day ago

Isn’t Elon Musk already being sued for trespassing on Cards Of Humanity’s land?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/business/cards-against-humanity-musk-texas-land/index.html

iamgoog.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let them do this and see how many fealty meetings become shootouts

mollycad.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was just wondering what the life expectancy of feudal lords was.

brewstate.bsky.social•1 day ago

I for one would be fine with keeping these people inside a walled off area. Even better if they never leave for “security” reasons

skynetandchill.com•1 day ago

Sultan of SpaceX, Marquis of Mars, Archduke of Asshats

skynetandchill.com•1 day ago

Count of Mountebank Crypto

jozienty.bsky.social•1 day ago

But they won’t really need any human serfs, they’ll just use those Tesla humanoids. It’ll be heaven for Elon. Just him and 100 of fembots. Although they presumably won’t be able to bear him any children. 🤔🤔

andytomlinson.bsky.social•1 day ago

They would probably need some kind of "Prima Nocta" to keep the tech lords happy and focused on their work.

thefool37.bsky.social•1 day ago

then we wouldn't need a government at all! Utopia!

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social•1 day ago

a16z reinvents and funds feudalism

douglips.com•1 day ago

f7m

neilknet.bsky.social•23 hours ago

This is literally what they are proposing. Not a joke

drjamesjteeth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Libertarianism was always going to end in feudalism.

charliegermano.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s one way for pmarca to make sure nobody builds apartments near him.

tarthserjaime.bsky.social•1 day ago

Someone needs to read Snowcrash.

cornereagle.com•1 day ago

Have to say, it's funnier when they invent busses or libraries.

Less likely to get funded than this, of course...

selfification.bsky.social•1 day ago

Moses would just be like "How the heck did I not live in this timeline? I would make the bridges so low only flammable teslas would make it under it."

mschristinak.bsky.social•1 day ago

USA sounding more and more like a Neal Stephenson novel

fritzcokid.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tennessee Ernie Ford sang about the company store. This sounds eerily familiar.

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Its stupider than feudalism because these schlubs, unlike the rulers of the time, don't realize that even the kings and barons and such had to ensure the public had adequate lifestyles, because otherwise who would die for them amd wince would their power come?

themjl.bsky.social•1 day ago

They were also expected to prove themselves in combat.

The "Strongman" model presumed, well.. "strong" men. Fight off the baddies. Protect the crops.

None of these, are that. 🤷‍♂️

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tldr: these bozos are to dumb to even be absolute monarchs

ramsandhoosiers.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dumb and lazy.

nicethiccbackpack.bsky.social•1 day ago

These tech dipshits are all 8-year-old boys drawing “the ultimate tank with a million missiles” on graph paper. There aren’t enough dodgeball concussions in the world to fix their brains.

schnufflerowner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well I think the taxpayers would fund it

royx.bsky.social•22 hours ago

if only the guarantee clause were real

katelynbruhn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tech bros keep reinventing old shit. Buses, bodegas, feudalist patronage…

meghanmccarthy.bsky.social•1 day ago

There’s also the Christian nationalist version of this too

https://krdo.com/news/2024/11/27/this-town-is-not-for-them-residents-react-to-white-christian-nationalists-moving-to-tennessee/

betsybel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Since it’s in Texas they think it’s free for the taking. Park lands and Gulf beaches are not just for them to despoil

betsybel.bsky.social•1 day ago

They want to steal our state and public land. They are horrible people and think they are a master “race”. Load of _______

beefunwellington.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s been done, tho.

😉

beccase.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ah yes. Because he’s not out of his gourd on drugs or anything.
Give him a military base!

georgiabluedevil.bsky.social•1 day ago

It would be sort of awesome if all his incel devotees would gather together away from the rest of us. On the other hand, I am pretty sure once the tech bro masters realized there were no women and too few competent & productive people in gen willing to submit, they'd start forcing the rest of us in.

jikiteejones.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is outrageous.

antoosh.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jennycohn.bsky.social/post/3li3qpomvtc2f

kellyecrane.bsky.social•1 day ago

The craziest things anyone has ever said, coming from people with the money and power to actually do it.

psychofoundme.bsky.social•1 day ago

Does this fit his USA, Inc business license in Texas?

dteater.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is such a scam. $10,000 houses? No that’s just a down payment. You will never own the house you will always rent. They will have a complete town and he will own the groceries the drugstores everything. He’s already bought the land. Greg Abbott 🤮

stevea53.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nah! That's feudal....of course Americans have no idea what a feudal system is....there country has never had one....and it looks like they never had a democracy either!

stevea53.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can I blame predictive text for the there not their?

elliemae.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wish more people paid attention to these dangerous ideas.

maoltuile.bsky.social•1 day ago

Guarantee these will essentially be company towns on steroids, with modern-day Pinkertons wading in to beat down any workers who cause issues

haironfire247.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have you ever read "Snow Crash"?

abentleyinfl.bsky.social•1 day ago

lol. Walt Disney had this in FL… Until the GOP took it away a few years ago.

Like do these people just regurgitate old shit? Nothing is original, they think they are the smartest f-ing people…

everydaygood.bsky.social•1 day ago

lol, why would one need 'humanoid' robots to build things instead of the myriad types of non-humanoid robots already in existence? What benefit does a humanoid robot bring to the manufacturing process?

brwski.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah who needs labor laws anyway?
If Elon could just siphon the life from his serfs and funnel it into his rocket ship then he could win the space war against bezos (and we would all benefit?)

stegosaurus-rex.bsky.social•1 day ago

Seeing all these shitcoin assholes that have contributed nothing but misery to society try to dictate policy is infuriating.

caveatruptur.bsky.social•1 day ago

not oaths so much as brand partnerships

crassversion.bsky.social•1 day ago

It would be less embarrassing if he just typed out his sexual fantasies with this man.

torettox84.com•1 day ago

But he just did, you skipped over the part “and there would be a basement where Elon would lock me up in unless I’ve been a good boy 😊👀🍆💦”

sughrue.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m so tired of Texas’ land and people being used and having to subsidize grifters like Musk. His presence has been horrible for people in south Texas, and I hate that he is building some company town in an Austin suburb too.

jjmplsmn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sounds idiotic.
Wonder if they realize it will be solely occupied by nazi, incel, loser MEN.

spiderandme.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great idea! Overlords never went to war with each other and all lived happily ever after.

motown.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fuck that. Musk is not military. He's the world's biggest conflict of interest.

And his shit blows up.

monicacarmean.com•1 day ago

The military tends to also blow up shit.

motown.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yea, but that's their job.

lakitukl.bsky.social•1 day ago

You know I thought Yanis was being a bit dramatic but... no... seems like he'd just done indepth reading of what the plan was..

sarcasmrules.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Freedom City"

bluegumby.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think they’re onto something here. This could be the next stage in the evolution of society, improving upon our…

Oh damn. Wait.

jokesamurai.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is just the Yarvin network state

isabelsena.bsky.social•1 day ago

Something similar is happening in Solano County in California. Huge swats of land secretly bought by a group of Silicon Valley billionaires for their new tech utopia city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9l0shrujHo

heidiclf.bsky.social•1 day ago

Actually, wouldn't be surprised if a Prima Nocta edict is forthcoming.

arabellaspireship.bsky.social•1 day ago

prisoner37.bsky.social•1 day ago

I guess the plan is that those will be the only places where jobs are as they will decimate everything while subsidizing those places by eliminating all taxes and regulation

shawnmaclean.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will there be feast holidays in these special economic zones? Or are we just doing feudalism without any of the perks this time?

haironfire247.bsky.social•1 day ago

shawnmaclean.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ah. Nuts.

gort88.bsky.social•1 day ago

Power is intoxicating, and these fascists are drunk skunks.

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lowinfomaoist.bsky.social•1 day ago

The first question these network state weirdos should have to answer, “Will residents be allowed to own guns?” They’re big 2A guys when elections come around.

samgodwell.bsky.social•1 day ago

maga stormed our capitol because zippy told them to - yet, as the country burns, all we can do is protest... peacefully.

cevezito.bsky.social•1 day ago

You failed to grasp that not everyone would pledge allegiance to a lord upon life and limb, only the nobles. Commoners were under serfdom, no choice.

wmjones.bsky.social•1 day ago

Special Economic Zone = Factory Town. Been there, tried that.

uaprogaction.bsky.social•1 day ago

So much for private property rights.

pauljunhyuk.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’ll be fine, just sign up to be an Expendable. Oh, you thought I meant the action hero films, not Mickey 17? Good times.

pochagp.bsky.social•1 day ago

Techno-feudalism now? 😒

chutneylix.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is dumber than what I’ve read from the most useless consultants in the corporate world. If they make it happen I will be watching with popcorn even if it’s from a prison camp. Based on the “talent” Elon surrounds himself with should be a real blockbuster

creasybear.bsky.social•1 day ago

dallasfan3.bsky.social•1 day ago

“Freedom Cities:”

https://gizmodo.com/tech-execs-are-pushing-trump-to-build-freedom-cities-run-by-corporations-2000574510

dallasfan3.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is long, but an important watch:

https://youtu.be/5cZEZoa8rW0?si=S5QDJc0eU-OtnAQR

dallasfan3.bsky.social•1 day ago

So…is this the start of one of his “Freedom Cities?”

His business dealings in Texas have been disastrous.

https://www.sacurrent.com/news/contractors-for-spacexs-south-texas-site-claim-company-stiffed-them-for-25-million-34544224

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