Internet Discussion Groups

There are a number of internet discussion groups on topics related to seasteading. Eventually, if our ideas take root, there may be seastead-specific ones. For now, here are the ones we’ve seen: { Chime in if you know of others }

• Our organization, The Seasteading Institute, has forums at http://seasteading.org/forums
  • Floating-Cities is one of the Reality Sculptors mailing lists. It is based on Patrick Salsbury’s paper _Oceana: A Proposal For A New Country _ [Salsbury1992].
  • Nation-Builders is a Yahoo group described as “Dedicated to those seeking to establish new, free nations not tied to existing States. All formulas considered - floating cities, leasing land from existing States, artificial islands and whatever participants come up with. Concentrates on financial, technical, tactical and strategic issues. Complements Libertarian-Nation list, q.v. “
  • libertarianisland is a Yahoo group created in 10/2003. Its description states “Space may be the final frontier, but the ocean is the frontier that can be populated now, and for a lot less money. Living in international waters has a few distinctly libertarian advantages. No taxes. No government. No laws, but then, the really nasty people (government, bankers, lawyers, clergy and corporations) will not have an oppressive, thieving, police state government to protect them here. Since the island will be built in international waters there is no limit (other than your resources) to the size of your area. Most of the elements are dissolved in the ocean and can be mined from the brine left after the water molecules are converted to hydrogen and oxygen. “
  • Transtopia is a Yahoo group devoted to the transtopia island project, which aims to create a community of transhumanists. They consider buying an island, creating one, or using ships. While the main project seems fairly defunct, there is some interesting material in the list archives, and sometimes on the list.