1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.auLuke Plunketthttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/lukeplunkett-usa/Rich Maniac Still Wants To Build A Real Rapturerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W2Nduhx82r"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/09/rich-maniac-still-wants-to-build-a-real-rapture/">Rich Maniac Still Wants To Build A Real Rapture</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/09/rich-maniac-still-wants-to-build-a-real-rapture/embed/#?secret=W2Nduhx82r" width="600" height="338" title="“Rich Maniac Still Wants To Build A Real Rapture” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="W2Nduhx82r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/24/1913p4oefexwxjpg.jpg?quality=75970546He’s been trying to get this off the ground for years now, but last week PayPal founder Peter Thiel took one step closer to his dream of building an aquatic utopia populated solely by rich/smart/weird folks “who wish to demonstrate new ways of living together”. So, yeah, Rapture.