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Why?

Then you don’t understand why long term reliable customers are better than intermittent ones…

It's a numbers game. Are there so many? Why else would a company care?

Have you tried fantasizing the core of your trauma?

In theory. I doubt that enough people are already here because only few really want the change.

Now for the next step?

Check what people want. If there are huge differences that prevent a common goal, split the group.

Then have a debate on what to do next in each group, vote on it and start.

I would start with some business to make money and to develop a common culture and ethics.

Expand until there are enough people who can live in one place. Then create that place and move there.

Expand further until the knowledge and the location for a city from the future is available.

Then build the city.

lots of volunteers building one person lots of funding

That would indeed be too risky.

funding ... You disagreed

It's not necessary to wait for rich people to fund it or have luck in a lottery

The problem is finding the people. There is no need for further plans because the next steps depend on the people.

Why start with the city? Start with any business in a normal country and expand until there is enough funding. Then, the project is big enough that somewhere a country will be willing to provide the land. At least the US will create freedom cities soon.

No need to start like that. Building a city can be done after gaining experience with many other projects.

Funding makes it easier but also more difficult. In my opinion the biggest problem is finding the people who want to live in the future. With funding, people larp just to get some of the money. Without it there are only intrinsically motivated people who work together to create the funding. Finding them is what is needed to get going.

you’re stuck working for an evil corporation

Once a future city is going, people can move there and find better work. The difficult part is to get it running.

It's the attitude, not the bricks. If the government destroys it people can go elsewhere. The important part are the people who want to build a better future.

2026 isn't over yet. At least we could start building that future. All it takes is starting to make steps towards it.

~~Only that enough nuclear energy since the 1970ies could have prevented global warming and the misery that will come from it.~~

He is best known for his book The End of History and the Last Man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama