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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (13 children)

What the hell is a "private city"?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

People are quoting sci-fi examples but they have been tried (and many failed) in the past. They are cities built, owned and operated by a corporation like Ford with Fordlandia in Brazil. Rent? Shops? All company-run.

Technically Disney has their own special district in Florida and have a lot of Government-like powers over it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do people live there on a permanent basis though or does it just run a commercial enterprise?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Fordlandia failed but that was the idea: work, live, and spend your money there.

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