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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I work in the development department of a tiny city that's surrounded by a major city on all sides. It's an enclave for the super-rich, with the average new house here costing over 10 times that of the surrounding area.

There's actually sections in city code regarding the regulation of servant's quarters.

The houses are mostly owned by shell corporations designed to hide the identity of the actual residents. But I know who a lot of them are, and you've definitely heard some of the names, though a lot of the obscenely-rich work hard to start out of the press. There's a billionaire here whose picture I cannot find anywhere online.

Among my many duties, I review the plans for all the houses coming in.

They have sooo much security. You just don't know about it. There's multiple panic rooms, security offices, popup bollards, bulletproof windows, and more.

There are no sidewalks or parks. No sightlines from the street to the house. They build "water features" (moats) and plant vegetative screening to make accessing the house impractical except through the gate - some of which have guardhouses.

They are absolutely terrified of peasants.

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