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[-] Arfman@aussie.zone 39 points 4 months ago

What the hell is a "private city"?

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago

Bioshock, but instead of getting problematic superpowers you just rent everything

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Or maybe those corporate boroughs in Snow Crash.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Oh so it’s a company town?

Round here we learned what do do to them. We fucking kill you if you try.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Good on you guys, corpofascist bullshit shouldn't be tolerated.

As for Disney and DeSantis fighting it out over each other's bullshit and the special district, "let them fight" comes to mind.

[-] Arfman@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

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

[-] ours@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

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

[-] halvar@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

Dunno, imagined something like Kowloon Walled City.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

Fascinating. Sounds like a shit place to live and and an awesome place to visit.

[-] applewithacape@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago

I think they already tore it down.

[-] halvar@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Sadly it was torn down once it's enclave status ceased, but if you want to see how it could have looked like from the inside Stray has a very similar atmosphere.

[-] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

Or something like Rapture XD

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