Many people see separatist movements like seasteading as a cop out, running away from problems instead of confronting them. While we think it is noble to try to change a system, we believe its important to be honest about how much you can accomplish. For example, a minority viewpoint such as libertarianism is unlikely to ever be accepted by a large country. In a democracy, this means the minority view will not prevail. Some people's solution is to proselytize. While winning more converts always helps a philosophy, we think a successful example helps it even more. And it seems far easier to create a small society with the already-converted than to convert a hundred million to a minority view.