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		2ion on Jan 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Train burglaries in LA The West is on a way to 2nd world status at best, comprised of 1st world enclaves / gated communities where things are in order and a wild 2nd world west.

uejfiweun on Jan 14, 2022 [–]

Neal Stephenson predicted this very accurately in Snow Crash with the concept of Burbclaves.

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