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by avocadoLife 3056 days ago
I always think that it's only a matter of time before some company with vast capital (looking at you Apple) finds their own way to set up a city/country with their own ecosystem (healthcare, transport etc.), with less bureaucracy and more efficiently.
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Company towns are not a new thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town

Your idea was first attempted in the 1880's :)

This concept also seems appropriate (extrapolation): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_republic
If that happened, would libertarians begin to regard unpaid surplus labor as theft?
I think this is what a lot of politicians think, also. They don't want government run healthcare because it's only a matter of time before the market fixes healthcare.

Edit: I think Apple is only interested in medical devices.

Apple has their own employee doctor's office, dentist, gyms, etc.

Actually, health is the only "tech company" benefit you get as an employee there, since they won't even give you free food or a nap pod.