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[–] 16 points 5 days ago (1 child)

If there's a guy on this planet I would think bought that in order to drop people in the middle of nowhere and hunt them down like dogs, it's Alex Karp.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 days ago

    SYAC: Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, purchased 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of forest in Härjedalen, Sweden, for 235 million kronor ($22 million). For comparison, Liechtenstein covers an area of about 16,000 hectares.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 child)

    Well I wonder where the newest bunker a technocrat billionaire builds will be located.. it’s a mystery

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  • [–] 5 points 4 days ago

    My takeaway is that Sweden will sell to anybody.

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  • For some context on how empty the place is, the largest town in Härjedalen is Sveg, with a population of 2500 people.

    I definitely believe that Karp bought land for 20 million dollarydoos because "it looks nice", nothing to see here!

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  • [–] -2 points 4 days ago

    A potential motivation could be his interest in cross-country skiing. That area is very good for it.

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