Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

#1

Post by dberhane » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 2:49 PM UTC

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?
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#2

Post by gnabgib » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

Small discussion (15 points, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45535688

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Post by incomingpain » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 3:07 PM UTC

If I had a billion, I'd have a castle/compound with 10-20kw of solar, deep drilled well, high walls that no zombies, bears, or other dangers could make it in.

Probably in the Canadian shield. Northern ontario?

I dont tend to make any conclusions that doom is coming. They dont know just as much as we dont know.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 3:21 PM UTC

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Post by taylodl » Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 3:43 PM UTC

incomingpain wrote: post #3

If I had a billion, I'd have a castle/compound with 10-20kw of solar, deep drilled well, high walls that no zombies, bears, or other dangers could make it in. Probably in the Canadian shield. Northern ontario? I dont tend to make any conclusions that doom is coming. They dont know just as much as we dont know.

> They dont know just as much as we dont know.

And they have the financial wherewithal to plan for the unknown, which is prudent.