Company Towns -- wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community -- have dotted America since before the Civil War. As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, they're making a comeback with a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites gobbling up land and looking to build towns in their own image. And why should only terrestrial workers be exploited? Elon Musk has long talked of his plans to c...
Company Towns -- wherein a single firm provides most or all necessary services, from housing and employment to commerce and amenities to a given community -- have dotted America since before the Civil War. As we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, they're making a comeback with a new generation of ultra-wealthy elites gobbling up land and looking to build towns in their own image. And why should only terrestrial workers be exploited? Elon Musk has long talked of his plans to c...
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