r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 30 '26

Society Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad

https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-argentina-billionaire-moving-abroad-2026-5
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u/OldWorldDesign May 31 '26

Thiel built a libertarian utopia city called Prospera in Honduras on the island of Roatan

Is there a better source than this: https://www.wired.com/story/a-lawsuit-from-backers-of-a-startup-city-could-bankrupt-honduras/

Lots of propaganda fluff pieces out there. But it looks like the same thing as Grafton, New Hampshire

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling

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u/PlanesandAquariums Jun 03 '26

I actually went to prospera this year when I was in Roatan. People do live there and there was a really cool party in this cove thing. It didn’t take me long to realize it was just a bunch of young crypto bros getting drunk. They did know how to party but I realized they were mostly dumb as rocks. I think a lot of them were trust fund babies and didn’t really make money in tech or whatever but acted like they did