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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. fnordpiglet · · focus · HN ↗
      This is where he will build 50 silos
      1. xhevahir · · focus · HN ↗
        He's probably buying it so that he can ski through miles of virgin forest with his Norwegian bodyguards. I hate this weirdo but he's probably not going to do much to the landscape.
        1. eckelhesten · · focus · HN ↗
          Weak reason given that Sweden has something called Allemansrätten.
          1. Hikikomori · · focus · HN ↗
            Let's hope people will use it and invade his land whenever he visits.
            1. defrost · · focus · HN ↗
              Lagniappe: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout
            2. yencabulator · · focus · HN ↗
              That&#x27;s the whole point, it&#x27;s not invading. In the nordics, land outside of your immediate yard is for everyone, and there aren&#x27;t many exceptions to that. You get exclusive access to financial gain from it, that&#x27;s it.
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