Seasteading Is Funded!
Friday, April 18th, 2008Sean and I (mostly Sean) wrote about seasteading in God Wants You Dead. Before I describe seasteading, let me show you what one of the units will look like:
And, for you mechanical types, here’s a construction drawing:
The idea behind seasteading is to make the technology available for a single family to move to the ocean, and make a living, for something near to the cost of a small building on the land.
These “floating homesteads” would allow seasteaders to hit the trail, find their spot on the ocean, and to start farming fish or engaging in any sort of work that does not require too much space or dirt.
Get this clearly: Seasteading - if it works - is the new frontier. Terra Nova. Seasteaders can just head out to make new lives. No permission slips, no registration, just go out and take a shot.
AND THE GOOD NEWS!
Finally, a rich guy doing something bold with his money!
Peter Thiel (and I don’t think I’ve ever met the gentleman) has put up $500K to get a Seasteading Institute started. Good for you, Peter!
And… The Seasteading Institute will be building their first seastead in San Francisco Bay!
HISTORY
Sean (who is being uncharacteristically humble at the moment) was one of the early originators and proponents of this project. Patri Friedman and Wayne Gramlich are now running the Institute, and there are many others who have provided both engineering and moral support over the past several years.
My deep thanks to you all!
NOW…
Now, let’s see where this goes! Seasteading could be a huge benefit to the world, and especially to those of us who do not appreciate enforced mediocrity.
So, if you are able to contribute in any way to this project, please do so!