Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city
Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city
Group Flannery Associates, backed by prominent investors, quietly buy 55,000 acres of farmland in northern California
After weeks of local speculation, the purchasers of 55,000 acres of northern California land have been revealed. The group Flannery Associates – backed by a cohort of Silicon Valley investors – has quietly purchased $800m worth of agricultural and empty land, the New York Times has reported. Their goal is to build a utopian new town that will offer its thousands of residents reliable public transportation and urban living, all of which would operate using clean energy.
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Genius. This area is a barren shit hole and a lot of it will be under water within 10 years.
Yeah I really don't understand the location. Anywhere in California is a dumb idea. They will still have to deal with wildfires, drought, earthquakes, high tax rates. Why not Idaho? It's probably even cheaper.
I agree. I live in California. Over the last five years, 70% of my county has been overrun by wildfires.
There's a lot of natural beauty here. But if there's a God, God hates this place.
Idaho seems like a more logical choice.
Plus I've worked at TFB. The vibe I got is that folks there don't have a lot of respect for people who don't have real jobs.