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If we had to select an initial site for a prototype seastead
to be anchored, we would probably select either the San Francisco
Bay Area or the Puget Sound. Why? The computer industry has
generated a simply astonishing number of individual
multi-millionaires in the San Francisco Bay and Seattle areas.
The future phases of seastead development could definitely
benefit from the positive attention of a few millionaires. By
locating the initial seastead prototype in one of these two
areas, it is far more likely that one of these multi-millionaires
will become interested in the seasteading project. Also two of
the papers authors, Wayne and Patri, live in the SF Bay Area.
Source: http://seastead.org/commented/paper/happen.html#If_we_had_to_select_an_initial_site_for_a_prototyp
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[Wed Jul 7 21:09:26 PDT 2004-188] Mark (NOSPAMpohds@yahoo.com.NOSPAM):
I have been trying to bootstrap my floating home design for years. What are the laws concerning living on the water in San Fransisco bay? I have found most places don't allow this type of situation. I would be very interested in learning more of your progress and maybe get involved. My floating homes are modular, portable, easily assembled, and made from recycled molded plastics. I would enjoy talking to others interested in seasteading.
[Fri Jul 15 11:05:43 PDT 2005-195] Mike Linksvayer (NOSPAMml@gondwanaland.com.NOSPAM):
I'd kill the sentences about finding multi-millionaires. First, unfairly or not, it reads like the dreamy "wouldn't it be nice if someone rich wrote me a check" attitude of previous [non-]projects. Second, there are lots of millionaires elsewhere in the US, this is hardly a compelling advantage for the bay area or puget sound.
Also, both have advantages not listed -- large sheltered bodies of water with lots of existing residential craft, less severe weather than comparable bodies on the Atlantic side, large environmentalist markets, relatively accepting of "alternative" lifestyles.
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