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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't think I would live to see Cyberpunk become a reality. Or the return of Company Towns. Either one sounds preposterous.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Did these guys play cyberpunk? Like that game pretty much embodies what these guys are asking for.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

They would love that. That game is all about execs essentially being royalty. That's like their wet dream.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

So like a town, owned by a company, like some sort of company town, but now with freedom! The freedom to live in a house owned by your employer, shop at a store owned by your employer, and you have to use special money that your employer pays you in. Yup, nothing says freedom more the having incredibly limited choices.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

Freedom Cities is a branding exercise in the same tradition as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The more you have to advertise how free a society is, the less free it tends to be in practice.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I actually like this idea. So long as the CEOs are required to live in the town as well a minimum of 300 days out of the year.

Because working in an office is worth the collaboration.

And I like knowing where the CEOs are so that checks instance name I can play Minecraft with them in person. I get so much more enjoyment playing Minecraft in person and would like to make sure the latency is really low.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

"techno-feudalism"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I can't wait to live in DowIndustrialRunoffVille, 3Mcancertowne, and Exxondumpsiteburgh.... Oh wait we already do. Can you imagine how bad it would be if they had pure control and zero oversight or restrictions? The US is really sprinting headlong into the worst kind of dystopic hellscape.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

They've been trying to do this for years

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good morning! Today is brought to you by our friends at ocular implant world. With their help you can see everyday through rose tinted digital filters! Just a reminder, you are now in debt to the corporation for $42,547,880.46. Would you like to listen to another targeted advertisement for $0.35?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The French had an answer to "Let them eat cake."

Me thinks the tech-bros won't like that answer very much.

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