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The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California — If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state (newrepublic.com)
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The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California — If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state::If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state.

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

See also:

  • Republic of Minerva (failed due to territory actually being claimed by Tonga)
  • Liberland (failing due to territory clearly belonging to someone and both countries agree to that fact)
  • Bir Tawil (failed due to it being inhospitable)
  • Rapture (fictitious but failed when its founder betrayed its principles to save it)
  • and Seasteading (Failed when Peter fucking Thiel knew it was too expensive)
[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Thumbs up for Rapture.