Jets as Doom Signals: Tracking the Ultra-Rich's Escape
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Los Angeles artist Kyle McDonald created an Apocalypse Early Warning System by tracking private jets worldwide; if a large number of jets flee city centers, transporting their likely affluent passengers to bunkers and resorts, it could serve as a warning sign of a looming disaster, a provocative critique of wealth inequality and surveillance of the ultra-rich.
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