katzenbergerJul 11, 2023

Why settle with #GoldenPassports when you can have #GoldenCities?

The (long) cautionary tale of the island of #Roatan, where #libertarians & #investors set up their quasi-#extraterritorial #city "#Prospera", with permission from #Honduras to "write their own #laws and regulations, design their own #court systems, and operate their own #police forces"

Remember this whenever your hear about the likes of #Thiel, #Andreessen or #Musk seeking to establish their own kingdoms

https://restofworld.org/2021/honduran-islanders-push-back-libertarian-startup/

A libertarian ‘startup city’ in Honduras faces its biggest hurdle: the locals

Próspera was supposed to be a privatized, Silicon Valley-funded paradise — but it's a hard sell for the neighbors.

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