Frontpage FeedHomesteading The High Seas
Another follow-up to a post by Scott below -
Outside of a brief Galapagos jaunt, I've never been on a cruise -- I would not be able to stand the socializing, bland food, and forced confinement -- so I am in no position to judge. But if I were a libertarian anarchist, this is what I would be studying.
Just in case readers of this blog might not yet know, one of our resident libertarian anarchists - Patri Friedman - has indeed extensively studied the potential of not cruise ships, but rather floating cities, as a means to more efficient government. In fact, he has written an entire book on the subject covering every possible aspect - weater, costs, engineering, legal implications, evading aggressive governments, practical steps to get from here to there - in detail.
The book itself: Seasteading: A Practical Guide to Homesteading the High Seas
You can go and add your own comments to nearly every paragraph of the book.
A short introduction to the reasons for pursuing freedom on the oceans:
Dynamic Geography: A Blueprint for Efficient Government
The Wrong Size Pixy Misa has
Pixy Misa has a post on size and scaling issues in governments. Go read it. This touches on something I've been thinking about with regards to Life, Liberty, Property, with regard to Singularity Sky, and with regards to cohousing. A...