Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north

c/europe · u/sith@lemmy.zip · 22 points

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u/DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl · 3 points

I hope they won’t forget to say thanks to their American ~~overlords~~ partners.

u/sith@lemmy.zip · 17 points

A right-libertarian nightmare. AKA tech feudalism. Congratulations to Greenland!

u/FoolishSage@lemmy.world · 6 points

Oh, are they pitching a new Bioshock game?

u/dumnezero@piefed.social · 4 points

Frostpunk? https://youtu.be/_Lu7FeOkHtw

u/huppakee@lemm.ee · 3 points

[...] some Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation, [...]

Back in the days i would have thought this is about making money, now I'm starting to think they just wanna escape the chaos and start a new one. Hope they are ready for the cold.

u/federalreverse@feddit.org · 1 points

Related but belated: https://www.thenerdreich.com/network-state-reveal/

u/huppakee@lemm.ee · 1 points

Sans paywall: http://archive.today/2025.04.11-064454/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-freedom-city-rich-donors-push-trump-tech-hub-up-north-2025-04-10/