Tech Billionaires Seem to Be Doom Prepping. Should We All Be Worried?
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Probably in the Canadian shield. Northern ontario?
I dont tend to make any conclusions that doom is coming. They dont know just as much as we dont know.
And they have the financial wherewithal to plan for the unknown, which is prudent.