▲ 140 ▼ A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@beehaw.org 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) a new city, or like, some kind of dystopic conclave for the super-wealthy? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago No, that's in orange county. It's called Irvine. It's ran by the Irvine corporation. Obsidian, a game developer in Irvine, made the outer worlds. A game filled with examples of why corporations shouldn't own a city. It's pretty hypocritical since obsidian benefits vastly from Irvine corporation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago No, that's in orange county. It's called Irvine. It's ran by the Irvine corporation. Obsidian, a game developer in Irvine, made the outer worlds. A game filled with examples of why corporations shouldn't own a city. It's pretty hypocritical since obsidian benefits vastly from Irvine corporation. permalink fedilink source parent