"Seasteading" Idea of Floating Cities: Fantasy or Visionary?
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Greenbiz] By Shilpi Chhotray - February 27, 2015 -
The Seasteading Institute is in the early phases of establishing permanent dwellings in the high seas with new political and social systems. Joe Quirk, the director of communications for the institute, says, floating cities will essentially create platforms for anyone to create their own government start-up, and aquatic nations will have to compete for citizens.
Billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel invested $1.25 million in seed money to The Seasteading Institute in 2008. He calls the islands an “open frontier for experimenting with new ideas for government,” including a society free of welfare, minimum wages, strict weapons restrictions and rigid building codes.
Quirk is in the process of negotiating with coastal host nations for political autonomy and expects the first floating city to be established in 2020.
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