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Re:Who will pay to protect tech giants from rising seas? by throwslackforce on Saturday July 31, 2021 @02:20PM (#28020456)
It would probably be easier for Facebook or Google to just reboot their headquarters, in multiple offices, wherever their labor pool migrates when their homes get flooded. For the most part it's just people at desks in buildings, which can be set up anywhere there is electricity.

These companies would take a freebie if municipalities decided to mitigate flooding on their behalf, but it wouldn't end up being an existential issue for them to just move elsewhere if things became untenable.

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Re:Who will pay to protect tech giants from rising seas? by leoh on Saturday July 31, 2021 @02:47PM (#28020641)
Just as plausible they would seek to protect their existing investments, which could become increasingly valuable due to increasingly limited shoreline protected from weather volatility, while also helping surrounding communities. Win/win.
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