The Nerd Reich Mark Zuckerberg’s $300M Doomsday Fortress: Bunkers, Burial Grounds & Big Tech’s Apocalypse Plan
Aug 8, 2025
In this discussion, journalist Taylor Lorenz, who covers technology and internet culture, and Guthrie Scrimgeour, a freelance writer who broke the story on Zuckerberg’s project, dive into the alarming reality behind a $300 million doomsday compound in Kauai. They explore its military-like features, controversies over Native Hawaiian burial grounds, and the NDAs silencing local workers. The conversation also critiques why tech billionaires, those pushing for a tech utopia, are preparing for societal collapse, raising essential questions about privacy and power in our digital age.
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Zuckerberg's Dystopian Fortress
- Mark Zuckerberg is building an extensive doomsday-style compound on Kauai with underground shelters and blast-proof doors.
- This symbolizes a stark contradiction between his public promise to connect humanity and his private preparations for societal collapse.
Secrecy and NDAs on Site
- Journalists uncovered that local workers on Zuckerberg's project live under strict NDAs and face termination for social media posts.
- The construction site enforces extreme secrecy resembling a military installation rather than a typical mansion build.
Privacy Double Standard
- Tech billionaires enforce privacy and surveillance asymmetrically, stripping privacy from users while shielding their own secrets.
- This double standard reflects deep contradictions in how tech elites value privacy for themselves versus the public.
