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Really? Some of these people, as reported in the article, didn't even know about the land they have a share in, and that share is minuscule to the point of uselessness.

I'm no Zuckerberg apologist, but it's clear from the article that there are varying situations represented here and at least some reasonable fraction of them are totally happy to sell him whatever percentage they own. The one person interviewed who actually had a connection to the land is supportive of the sale, because he probably can't pay taxes on it, at which point it goes to the government.




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