Seasteading
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A seastead is a floating platform which could be used to create a sovereign micronation. The term was used in a paper by Wayne Gramlich, and later a book by Wayne, Patri Friedman, and Andy House, which is available for free online. Their research aims to take a more realistic approach than most micronations, based on currently available technology.
The authors believe that seasteading has the potential to change the world by drastically lowering the barrier to entry to the governing industry. That means more experimentation and innovation with different social, political, and economic systems. Business opportunities include data havens, offshore Aquaculture, Casinos, etc., as described in the book.
See also: Libertarianism, Free State Project, Sealand
External links
- seastead.org (http://www.seastead.org/) - Main site.
- Basic Introduction (http://www.seastead.org/commented/faqs/basic_intro.html)
- Book draft (http://www.seastead.org/commented/paper/index.html) - has a commenting system for reader feedback.
- FAQ (http://www.seastead.org/commented/paper/faq.html)
- Talks (http://www.seastead.org/talk/) - including text, powerpoint slides, and audio.