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Paypal Founder Puts a Half Million Dollars Into Seasteading

Posted by timothy on from the liberation-seaology dept.

eldavojohn writes "Wired is running an informative article on Paypal Founder Peter Thiel's investment in seasteading. There's a great graphic indicating how the spar design helps platforms weather rough seas with a ballast. There's a lot more than just Thiel throwing the half million towards this and they hope to pitch this to San Fransisco for a bay pilot. Ocean colonies can be both liberating and also downright human-rights-lacking scary."

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  1. Re:Sweet by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    *sigh* Piracy isn't steali....HEY! Who took my BELLY BUTTON! GODDAMMIT!!!

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  2. Re:get real by scipiodog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This kind of escapism just doesn't help. Either fix your own nation or stop complaining. Running away stopped being an option when the West was settled, and it won't be an option again until we figure out FTL travel.

    You know, for many people it simply isn't an option any more. What are the legal means you have in the USA - you can vote locally, for congress senate and the President.

    Let's face it, for all federal elections (where most power is concentrated these days) you get two choices, which are virtually the same person when it comes down to it.

    If you really intend to "fix your own nation" you virtually have to dedicate your entire life to doing so.

    It is simply unfair to condemn people because they haven't "fixed their own nation" in the face of their compatriots' ignorance and big-government vested interest. It could be argued that it makes more sense to run away to sea - it may be more efficient!

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  3. Re:get real by bwalling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Either fix your own nation or stop complaining.
    A recent poll in the US showed that 17% of people thought that the issue of whether a candidate wore a flag pin on his/her lapel was important. The fix for that is a bullet.
  4. Re:Best current bet for utopia by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First time I've ever wanted to friend an AC.

    Living in a society is about compromise and respect for other peoples opinions and beliefs. Groups inside a society who have no tolerance for other views are a serious issue. Most of the problems societies have are when these groups get too powerful.

    Frankly sending them all out into the middle of the ocean sounds like a great idea. Living accommodations optional.

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