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I always think that it's only a matter of time before some company with vast capital (looking at you Apple) finds their own way to set up a city/country with th
by avocadoLife 9y ago
I always think that it's only a matter of time before some company with vast capital (looking at you Apple) finds their own way to set up a city/country with their own ecosystem (healthcare, transport etc.), with less bureaucracy and more efficiently.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoI think this is what a lot of politicians think, also. They don't want government run healthcare because it's only a matter of time before the market fixes healthcare. Edit: I think Apple is only interested in medical devices.
- astrange 9y agoApple has their own employee doctor's office, dentist, gyms, etc. Actually, health is the only "tech company" benefit you get as an employee there, since they won't even give you free food or a nap pod.
- oblio 9y agoCompany towns are not a new thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town Your idea was first attempted in the 1880's :)
- zxcb1 9y agoThis concept also seems appropriate (extrapolation): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_republic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_republic
- ballenarosada 9y agoIf that happened, would libertarians begin to regard unpaid surplus labor as theft?