Facebook is building an offline community

Facebook is building an offline community(businessinsider.com)

2 points by ceffio 8 years ago | 3 comments

Cozumel 8 years ago |

In the 19th century industrialists used to build towns for their workers[1]. This seems like the 21st century equivalent.

I find the whole idea abhorrent, people would be working then handing their wage back to their employer for their food, rent, utilities etc. It seems very dystopian.

[1] Saltaire is one example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltaire

btian 8 years ago | |

Then don't live there? I don't believe FB has any plans to make living in company owned housing mandatory.

DrScump 8 years ago | | |

The housing is not limited to employees, nor are employees limited to this housing.

Problem is, that area is enveloped by bumper-to-bumper traffic on both the U.S. 101 side and the CA 84 (Dumbarton Bridge approach) side. And CA 84 to the west just dumps into U.S. 101 anyway.