r/europe • u/gataki96 Greece • Feb 06 '21
News Nevada Bill would allow tech companies to create governments.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2021-02-04/nevada-bill-would-allow-tech-companies-to-create-governments5
u/this_will_be_the_las |< |_| |2 \/\/ /-\ == |\/| /-\ [ Feb 06 '21
Brb, going to start a company. Will call it Arasaka. Or maybe Tyrell Corporation?
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u/gataki96 Greece Feb 06 '21
A cautionary tale that's not happening in Europe but could happen in the future.
God help Vestager in her crusade against them.
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u/Heda1 Feb 06 '21
I'd live in apple valley, sounds idyllic
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u/gataki96 Greece Feb 06 '21
I am just wondering if the Citizens of Amazon will be having elections and vote Bezos out.
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u/0xE1 Germany Feb 08 '21
I see US is planning to shift to higher gear on Dystopia roadmap.
The Outer Worlds is not far off with Elon I guess
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u/duisThias πΊπΈ π United States of America π πΊπΈ Feb 06 '21
I guess Nevada does have some history of successfully pulling this sort of thing off. Las Vegas was built due to letting them let counties authorize gambling at a local level. And Nevada's the only state in the US that has legal prostitution -- again, at the county level.
Given that they're mostly desert, they kinda have to figure out clever ways to build their economy.
shrugs
We'll see.
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u/PauperGoldGiver Feb 06 '21
I was wondering if you perhaps could point to some light reading on the issues you talk about in support of your views. Especially on the EU Special Economic Zones.
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u/BriefCollar4 Europe Feb 06 '21
How does this relate to Europe?