Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland? It's weirder than you think and only happening because a few nutjobs became billionaires (from April, but still relevant)
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Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
A movement based on “tech Zionism” seeks to create “The Next America”Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich)
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Alex Wild
in reply to Alex Wild • • •RE: mastodon.online/@alexwild/1159…
It's worth noting the tech billionaires are not trying to expand the US empire. They have incubated inside it and are planning to discard the United States like a spent shell once their new network state emerges.
In theory, those hoping to protect Europe from this new threat could find common cause with a number of more traditional American oligarchs, though it might be distasteful, because their interests are also threatened.
Alex Wild
2026-01-15 18:49:54
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myrmepropagandist
in reply to Alex Wild • • •I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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myrmepropagandist
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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in reply to ColesStreetPothole • • •I was so sad when their idea of floating city states didn't pan out.
myrmepropagandist
in reply to csh • • •@cshlan @ColesStreetPothole @ai6yr
There is a thing called a NORC "naturally occurring retirement community" where if a bunch of old people live in the same building it sort of turns into a nursing home.
I thought the libertarian floating cities would be NORTVS
"naturally occurring reality TV shows"
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myrmepropagandist
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Announcer VO: "For the fifth week the sewage system has remained broken. Some residents have set up a blockchain to monetize the repair process but no one wants to clean the pipes. Tensions are rising and some want to go home. Where will this adventure in freedom take them next? Find out in this weeks episode of "Libertarian Barge!"
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csh
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •When they started talking about Mars it actually scared me a bit. I'm imagining the same kind of reality show but without atmosphere... And you know we'd wind up seeing video.
Michael Busch
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@futurebird @cshlan @ColesStreetPothole @ai6yr
I have read that book:
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In "Liberty's Daughter" from 2023; Naomi Kritzer imagines a libertarian seasteading operation off of the coast of California - naomikritzer.com/2023/11/21/li… .
One subplot is based around the desalination and waste handling systems on the platforms getting messed up and the libertarian social structure having trouble dealing with that.
LIBERTY’S DAUGHTER comes out today!
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in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Same!
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •A fav recent story was a rancher directing ICE to walk through a pasture with a bull.
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in reply to The Gaffer • • •@thegaffer @futurebird ooo, Jared Harris!
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Not a Spring Onion
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@futurebird
Reminds me of an article I read ages ago (5-6 years maybe?). It was by some guy who did climate catastrophe-related stuff (I think).
They were given a generous amount of money to give some advice to a group of wealthy individuals.
They wrote that the questions started rather generic, but quickly boiled down to some rather disturbing details. Like "how can I ensure that my guards don't revolt". Or "is automating everything the better choice". Or "is something like a shock collar feasible".
myrmepropagandist
in reply to Not a Spring Onion • • •@wakame
Living with people with only shock collars keeping them from killing me is a hell only second to living with a shock collar myself and trying to figure out how to get it off and get rid of whoever put it on.
Why live in hell?
Janne Moren
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Or, you know, deciding that "fuck the collar" and push the guy out a window.
Not a Spring Onion
in reply to Not a Spring Onion • • •@futurebird
Remote controlled service robots are awesome because you can simply turn them off when you want to be alone.
You can pretend that it is just a machine while there is a human intelligence on the other end.
Like slavery but a robot doesn't need food or a bed, just a charger.
And we are modern 21st century people, of course. We don't do slave-in-the-house slavery. That likely sits weird even with far-right people.
Only cheap clothes from poor countries slavery. Person brings me food to the door slavery. Maybe soon remote contolled sexbot slavery. Worst case: Human in a robot costume behaving like a robot and only getting paid if you don't notice.
myrmepropagandist
in reply to Not a Spring Onion • • •What if you had a bunch of well paid staff who did a great job helping you because you were reasonable and treated them with basic respect?
Neia masks
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •myrmepropagandist
in reply to Neia masks • • •That's basically the same thing I think to some folks.
Orion Ussner kidder
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@futurebird The corollary being: no, they are *not* going to leave and their their money with them if you raise their taxes by a few percent.
The claim they're going to leave must be read as *threats*, and empty ones at that.
Grovewest
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in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •This is why they don't leave when they're taxed.
Luke Ryan
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in reply to Alex Wild • •No doubt about it. Trump sees the GREEN part of Greenland. Long Green.
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