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		kiba 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender Kowloon Walled City was neither a dystopia nor a utopia. It works and was able to maintain itself, but it could have been done better if it was actually supported by the government.

gsf_emergency 9 months ago [–]

That's "just" a bug-feature of common law systems

>The Kowloon Walled City was exempt and remained under the control of Qing China.

https://www.thecollector.com/kowloon-walled-city-lawlessness...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/999-year_lease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/999-year_leases_in_Hong_Kong#V...

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