California Forever CEO, Jan #Sramek's longtime fascination with Peter #Thiel is interesting
because Thiel is a major figure in the #NetworkState movement.

Thiel
– along with #CaliforniaForever investor Marc #Andreessen
– is an investor in Pronomos Capital,
a company funding the construction of new tech-themed cities worldwide.

Balaji #Srinivasan, a man with very bizarre ideas who is the main evangelist of the Network State,
advises #PronomosCapital.

Thiel also funded the #SeasteadingInstitute,
which was an early version of the Network State idea.

It sought to create sovereign territories that would float out in the ocean.

The Seasteading Institute has a direct connection to Solano County.

In 2009, it funded the beginning of #Ephemerisle, a weeklong floating art party/group living/Burning Man-style experiment in the Sacramento Delta.

California Forever denies any connection to the Network State.

So I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Sramek sees Thiel as his main hero and, like Thiel,
Sramek is also trying to create new tech-governed cities.

And it's another coincidence that Andreessen and Thiel are funding a company to invest in these cities around the world.

And it's yet another coincidence that Srinivasan
– the main Network State guy
– is advising Andreessen and Thiel.

https://www.thenerdreich.com/california-forever-has-a-major-pr-problem-hes-the-ceo/