Buying land in rural California to potentially incorporate a new town is not remotely comparable to seceding from the United States.

Some fun absurdities:

• The article repeatedly refers to the plan as “secretive” while also discussing “packed town hall meetings”, official statements, lawsuits, etc
• there is a link to a supposed lawsuit, which actually links to an obituary.
• the term “network zone” is defined as some kind of physical dystopian neighborhood with a billionaire ruling as king, but the linked definition describes the term as having to do with online forums.
• the article defines secession as “paying people in gold or crypto” and attending private school.

It’s a wild ride.

The media blitz is going to be insane for those poor people.

Sounds a lot like another one of those A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear kind of situations that never work out, but now with more money.

“Democracy isn’t the answer”

Just translates to: I can’t work in group projects and receive full credit, so I’m going to come up with a half ass solution that history shows won’t work.

Lol, which billionaire didn’t get invited to the party and is so bitter about it they will pay for stupid articles?

I bet it was musk. Someone send him a xitter message and rile him up

See also:

• Republic of Minerva (failed due to territory actually being claimed by Tonga)
• Liberland (failing due to territory clearly belonging to someone and both countries agree to that fact)
• Bir Tawil (failed due to it being inhospitable)
• Rapture (fictitious but failed when its founder betrayed its principles to save it)
• and Seasteading (Failed when Peter fucking Thiel knew it was too expensive)