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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan. Guiseppe Catuogno/AAP

Billionaires are building bunkers and buying islands. But are they prepping for the apocalypse – or pioneering a new feudalism?

When billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg buy vast swathes of land in remote areas, it can look like “prepping” – but they’re really trying to establish medieval-style fiefdoms.
Research shows that so-called angel investors who write cheques to startups have a much bigger and more positive impact than governments providing ‘founding’ help to entrepreneurs. (Shutterstock)

Angel investors, not entrepreneurs, need government support

New research shows supporting angel investors, rather than giving startups ‘founding’ help, fosters entrepreneurship.
Mark Zuckerberg is, quite famously, a college dropout. But his case is the exception – not the rule. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

The myth of the college dropout

While the media glamorizes famous college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, the reality is that most successful people in the U.S. went to – and finished – college.

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