00:00:00.000You might have heard of Palantir Schizo CEO Alex Karp, who just bought 15,000 hectares, roughly 37,000 acres, of mountain and forest land next to a lake in pristine northern Härjadalen, Sweden.
00:00:13.600This is through his newly formed shell company called Kladunia, a forest company.
00:00:18.120The deal, close to the tiny village of Stålsjökapell, worth about $23 million, has drawn attention because of the size of the land,
00:00:25.640the secrecy around how it was acquired, and the loss of recreational and hunting rights for local Swedes in the area.
00:00:34.820They were notified by mail that they no longer had access to the land.
00:00:38.500So for just 595 US dollars per acre, Marita Jung of the County Administrative Board in this area
00:00:45.600approved the purchase, claiming it would not harm employment or housing in the sparsely populated area.
00:00:51.280there's speculation about carp's motives obviously here you cannot trust these people
00:00:56.080so what is he going to use this remote swedish nature for anyway now cladonia has dismissed
00:01:01.280data center speculation and told swedish media specifically that he wants a long-term stewardship
00:01:06.400with people who live and work in the area and careful forestry that account for both plants
00:01:11.840and animals wow so nice but the forester bit is a lie because most of it has been clear cut already
00:01:18.000and that's why the Swedish forestry giant SCA sold it to them to begin with.
00:01:24.000They saw no significant value for their industry.
00:01:26.680So are we supposed to believe that this is just Alex Karp's personal 37,000-acre Swedish cross-country skiing park?
00:01:34.220Nah, big things are happening right now.
00:01:36.260Helicopters are reportedly bringing in building materials to renovate and expand the existing cabins on the property
00:01:41.820while roads are being repaired and improved.
00:01:44.760This is why Danish spokesperson for Palantir had to come out and put down rumors about data centers and AI infrastructure on this piece of property.
00:01:53.000And no one even said that Palantir was directly behind this purchase.
00:01:56.160So why are they getting involved to try to do damage control here?