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A Strange Stain in the Sky: How Silicon Valley Is Preparing A Coup Against Democracy (allr.cat)
submitted 5 days ago by crossdl@leminal.space to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The first, and also the most futuristic techno-utopian one, is the colonisation of Mars. Elon Musk founded Space X in 2002 (Peter Thiel was the first outside investor) with the idea of re-founding humanity. It’s all there: the call to save humanity by turning it into a multi-planetary species, the desire to start from scratch without the legal constraints of Earth, and the will to break with the established order. As you can read, half-hidden, on the terms and conditions page of the Starlink service owned by Space X:

The parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities.

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[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 91 points 5 days ago (4 children)

with the idea of re-founding humanity

the desire to start from scratch without the legal constraints of Earth

What they are doing is playing the old book of the nazis

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Hyper diffusion, the rejection of intellectualism, the great race of the Atlantians. Come to rear its ugly head again.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 5 days ago

I bet they loved Iron Sky.

[–] SatanicWalnut@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

MEIN FUHRER, I CAN WALK

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But the Nazis didn't actually have anywhere they thought they could go.

If these Nazis actually think they can get to Mars and start over, I'm all for it. They can take as many supplies as they want too, no questions asked. I wish Musk and the Nazis with him the best.

I don't know what they expect when they get there, let alone how they expect to survive getting there, but that's not my problem.

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago

This could really come back to bite us in the ass when their fascist descendants start a war and end up controlling the ring gates.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They build a mars base, we build a rail gun.

Works for me.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago

TBH they'll all die of cancer before they ever finish that base.