Seasteading enthusiasts will immediately recognize the colorful computer rendering of a floating platform on the cover of the December issue of The Economist’s Technology Quarterly.
The seasteading movement is producing some novel ideas for ocean-based businesses that could act as stepping stones towards their ultimate goal.
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~ Apple Inc., 1997
Norway’s most popular online classifieds recently alerted us to the following opportunity:
“Well-maintained 20-room platform for sale. Panoramic sea views and a Heli deck.”
Economists often refer to voluntary trade between parties as “mutually beneficial,” or to use a more common expression, trade represents a “Win Win,” because the parties would only consent to a deal if they both believed it would make them better off. Blueseed, which hopes to enable new mutually beneficial business relationships between U.S.
The study is available here (.PDF), and the presentation is available here (.m4v video).
Last night, another lively seasteading event was held at The Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub and Restaurant, located just a quick walk from the Millbrae BART/CalTrain station. Eating, drinking, socializing and seasteading-related discussion are staples at every meetup, but each one is made unique by the formal and informal presentation topics and, of course, the people in attendance.
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –Mahatma Gandhi
Former Seasteading Institute legal and business strategists Dario Mutabdzija and Max Marty continue to make waves with their “shipsteading” startup, Blueseed.
Join us for an evening of exciting talks, brainstorming and socializing with some of the most interesting people in the seasteading movement. Our October meetup brought in a lot of enthusiastic people and has shown there is a great deal of interest in result-oriented activities. So, over the coming months we’d like to showcase some of the most interesting and practical developments in seasteading.
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