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		<title>Inconvenient Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a bit of a buzz lately over seasteading, a libertarian project to develop practical floating habitats for people who want to form their own mini-governments in international waters. The guiding principle is &#8220;dynamic geography&#8221; &#8212; the idea that if people don&#8217;t like their government, they can move to a different one. People can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s been a <a href="http://gizmodo.com/393323/how-to-build-your-own-sea+based-country-for-fun-and-profit">bit of a buzz</a> lately over <a href="http://seastead.org">seasteading</a>, a libertarian project to <a href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/seasteading-engineering-the-long-tail.ars">develop practical floating habitats</a> for people who want to form their own mini-governments in international waters.</p>
<p>The guiding principle is &#8220;dynamic geography&#8221; &#8212; the idea that if people don&#8217;t like their government, they can move to a different one.  People can try out various different kinds of governments and social systems, to see what works for them.</p>
<p>I think that&#8217;s a really cool idea.</p>
<p>But am I the only one to see the huge glaring problem with the details of this particular implementation?  How are people supposed to exercise their freedom of choice of government when they&#8217;re STUCK ON A FLOATING PLATFORM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN?</p>
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