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mertleee an hour ago

Assuming this is for conservation, it's hard to find reasons this is a bad thing.

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fnordpiglet an hour ago | parent | next [-]

This is where he will build 50 silos

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elias_t an hour ago | parent | next [-]

They probably already have nano technology

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xhevahir an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

He's probably buying it so that he can ski through miles of virgin forest with his Norwegian bodyguards. I hate this weirdo but he's probably not going to do much to the landscape.

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eckelhesten an hour ago | parent [-]

Weak reason given that Sweden has something called Allemansrätten.

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gizajob 27 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

What about fences? I see that people have the right to roam but how are fenced-off areas dealt with?

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Hikikomori 44 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Let's hope people will use it and invade his land whenever he visits.

	▲	defrost 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Lagniappe: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout

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subscribed an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is a quite far fetched assumption.

I can't recall anything he said or did in the last few years that would make me assume he's done something good for the general public (or the humanity), and not for himself first and foremost.

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mahboi an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why would Alex Karp randomly buy Swedish forest for conservation?

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xhevahir an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Skiing. He arranges his life around Nordic skiing to an incredible degree.

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fhdkweig an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I don't really know anything about skiing, but can you do that in a virgin old-growth forest?

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raddan an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. All you really need are paths. This is a bit of an overgeneralization since forests in different places have different growth habits, but many old growth forests have less underbrush. During the winter, these forests are pretty easy to navigate on Nordic skis. If he wants to skate instead of doing the classic stride, I’m sure he can afford to groom the paths. Grooming really just requires a fancy snowmobile.

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sorenjan 34 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's not far from a skiing resort.

https://funasdalen.se/en/winter/skiing/cross-country-skiing/

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germinalphrase an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Potentially. Depending on the style of skiing, you may only need a 2-3 ft wide pathway. That said, ski paths tend to be cleared of trees/large rocks and span about 10-15 feet wide.

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rafram an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Who said it's a virgin old-growth forest?

	▲	Ekaros an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I too doubt it is actually old-growth. Probably industrial forest. Which means that there is plenty of space around most of the trees.

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daneel_w an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

It might not get to remain a virgin old-growth forest. If the Swedish logging companies can get away with it, he probably can, too.

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fragmede 24 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Couldn't let the Netflix guy buy up the one in Utah and have bragging rights.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 13 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Alpine versus cross country.

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cryptolobster an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It still seems a bit strange

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mahboi an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Ok that makes a lot more sense

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fhdkweig an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Trying to buy himself back into heaven, like Bill Gates did. We only have the article's quotation for evidence, but it does say:

> Karp made the purchase through his newly registered company Cladonia Skog AB. The chairman of Cladonia told the Swedish newspaper that the land provides valuable habitat for wildlife and space for recreation.

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colordrops an hour ago | parent [-]

He plans to create a ground for hunting humans, a la "The Most Dangerous Game".