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👉 Fordlandia was built in the Amazon rainforest by Henry Ford in the 1920s. 👉 The city was intended to produce rubber and other products, but it ultimately failed due to the harsh environment, lack of infrastructure, and poor management. 👉 Grafton, a libertarian community in New Hampshire, was built in the 2000s with the goal of creating a stateless society. 👉 The community failed due to the lack of institutions and the inability of its residents to work together. 👉 Both projects demonstrate the limitations of capitalist ideals and the importance of considering the realities of human nature and the environment.

@La Nacion ✍️ The article discusses the failures of two utopian projects, Fordlandia and Grafton, which were built on capitalist ideals and individual freedom, but ultimately failed due to their lack of consideration for the limitations and realities of the environment and human nature. 👉 Fordlandia was built in the Amazon rainforest by Henry Ford in the 1920s. 👉 The city was intended to produce rubber and other products, but it ultimately failed due to the harsh environment, lack of infrastructure, and poor management. 👉 Grafton, a libertarian community in New Hampshire, was built in the 2000s with the goal of creating a stateless society. 👉 The community failed due to the lack of institutions and the inability of its residents to work together. 👉 Both projects demonstrate the limitations of capitalist ideals and the importance of considering the realities of human nature and the environment. #HenryFord #GregGrandin #MatthewHongoltz-Hetling #WernerHerzog #RalphWaldoEmerson #AdolfHitler #Amazonrainforest #Brazil #NewHampshire #Peru #history