Tech billionaires are no longer satisfied with sprawling corporate campuses or virtual town squares. Now they want to start their own cities in the physical world. Most recently, Starbase, Texas, has been incorporated and is now the official hometown to just under 300 SpaceX employees.
These communities centered around one industry or company aren’t new. Company towns have been around since before the industrial revolution to attract workers who had to uproot their lives and move to rural areas. While Starbase might not be identical to coal mining towns of yore, for the residents of the city, their lives will now completely center around SpaceX.
