Tech Billionaires Race To See Who Can Hide From World Chaos Best

KEY POINTS

•Mark Zuckerberg has been building a 5,000-square-foot underground 'storm shelter' at his Hawaii ranch since 2023.
•Sam Altman admits to 'reinforced basements' but denies having a bunker, despite concerns rising after the US-Israel Iran attack.
•Peter Thiel's attempt for a 10-bedroom doomsday compound in New Zealand was blocked by local environmentalists.

In a perfect storm of paranoia and pampering, billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Peter Thiel have turned doomsday prepping into an Olympic sport. Zuckerberg's reportedly digging a 5,000-square-foot 'storm shelter' in Hawaii, humbly calling it 'a basement'—as if a mansion-sized bunker is just a mildly inconvenient cellar. Sam Altman prefers 'reinforced basements,' but admits it sounds like a bunker when podcast host Theo Von nudges him, cleverly sidestepping AI apocalypse prep. Peter Thiel aimed for a 10-bedroom New Zealand fortress but got environmentalist-tackled. Meanwhile, Ron Hubbard and Larry Hall sell $1-2 million bunkers featuring pools, shooting ranges, and bowling alleys—a new elite status symbol post-pandemic. Steve Huffman went the extra mile, buying guns, ammo, motorcycles, and even lasered his eyes in 2015, because blurry aim won’t save you. And just to underscore things, Palmer Luckey owns missile silos and military vehicles, proving that billionaires prefer Armageddon with style and volume. These tech titans remind us all: if the world's ending, at least do it with Wi-Fi and a gym.

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Mockingbird News

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Nothing says 'I’m ready for global collapse' like a multi-million-dollar bunker with a pool, a bowling alley, and laser eye surgery. Meanwhile, the rest of us will learn to survive on canned beans and existential dread.

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