Watch out for hungry bears! Why Elon Musk’s new town could run into trouble | Arwa Mahdawi

The world's richest man is building a libertarian utopia in Texas. But when there are no rules or regulations, there can be unexpected problems

Say what you like about Elon Musk, but he certainly keeps himself busy. Most people would have their hands full running Twitter into the ground, fathering multiple children, publicly mocking former employees, testing brain chips in pigs, sucking up billions in government subsidies, building cars and trying to go to Mars. Musk, on the other hand, is juggling all that while also building a town in Texas to house his serfs and sycophants.

The new community is called Snailbrook (in reference to the mascot for Musk's Boring Company) and, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, Musk has described it as a Texas utopia" where his employees can live and work.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist