Theres another mob out there who want to try SeaSteading. They want to build a city, entire, full of hard working, innovative entrepreneurial types; the real cream of the crop (One of the very early suggestions, as I recall, was siting this Nirvana close to a third world country, to take advantage of cheap labour).

They call themselves Libertarians.

As I understand it, the Libertarian idea of Liberty is having the right -for aggressive, overbearing individuals- to exploit their fellow humans to whatever degree they want or can, without any restrictions.

If thats Liberty, Ill talk about Freedom. For me, freedom is the right not to be exploited. Not to be taken advantage of, discriminated against, or beaten, robbed, raped or stabbed Or being told what to do, and how to live.

But thats just me. I could be wrong.

Thats the great advantage of diversity, not having to rely on Ideology. I dream not of building a city, but just a house. A modular, floating house which could be expanded to any size you like. The owner would have the option of joining with as many houses as he or she likes, if they look like being compatible neighbours, or splitting off again if theyre not.

Communities could aggregate -or divide-, according to interests, philosophies or religions (for me, diversity means an infinite number of communities, all doing their own thing. Not one community, trying to be all things to all people).

And they could join or leave communities on a whim; not tied down by financial commitment or residential ties, because they could just take their house with them. Dont get along with your neighbours? Just detach and move along. The very best protest against repressive governments or societies is simply leaving -as millions of refugees world wide have tried to do. But what a difference it would make if all those refugees could take their homes with them, and start their own communities, beholden to no-one.

Thats Freedom.

To be completely free of course, each house unit would need to be substantially self-sufficient; not only able to produce or collect its own power and water (both easily achievable with existing technologies) but also basic food staples -also largely achievable, with small scale hydroponics.

See the article here:

SeaSteading -for personal freedom - PIRASS-SEASTEAD.NET