Tech billionaires building doomsday bunkers: worrying signal or just prudent spending?
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-14
A viral thread notes that AI-leading billionaires like Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk are building or buying doomsday bunkers, questioning what they might know. The poster is skeptical, arguing that if they had billions, spending $50M on a just-in-case bunker is unremarkable; replies add that many wealthy people own bunkers.
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