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Palantir founder purchases large swath of forest in Sweden

119 points · 94 comments · davidja

  1. mertleee · · focus · HN ↗
    Assuming this is for conservation, it's hard to find reasons this is a bad thing.
    1. mahboi · · focus · HN ↗
      Why would Alex Karp randomly buy Swedish forest for conservation?
      1. xhevahir · · focus · HN ↗
        Skiing. He arranges his life around Nordic skiing to an incredible degree.
        1. fhdkweig · · focus · HN ↗
          I don't really know anything about skiing, but can you do that in a virgin old-growth forest?
          1. raddan · · focus · HN ↗
            Yes. All you really need are paths. This is a bit of an overgeneralization since forests in different places have different growth habits, but many old growth forests have less underbrush. During the winter, these forests are pretty easy to navigate on Nordic skis. If he wants to skate instead of doing the classic stride, I’m sure he can afford to groom the paths. Grooming really just requires a fancy snowmobile.
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