Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States
Joe Wilkins
created: Dec. 9, 2025, 4:13 p.m. | updated: Dec. 19, 2025, 4:16 p.m.
That movement is the rise of “startup societies,” a pro-corporate, anti-government coalition of tech magnates, libertarian idealists, and neoliberal economic theorists.
Described as a “frontier community for techno-optimists” and “society-as-a-service,” the Network School costs $1,500 a month for basic members.
For that, participants get access to luxuries like “coworking spaces,” “high speed wifi,” and even “office pods,” according to the Network School website.
From the native residents of Roatán to the political theorists of the West, startup societies don’t enjoy much popular or academic support.
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