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“I believe that all these proposals require a substantive and intensive debate. They all deserve the reality check in well-commissioned pilot projects. Even if one considers the founding of new cities too ambitious, at least the third approach would allow us to consolidate our values and interests much better than if we continue to rely…
“Only now in the wake of a pandemic do we realize the full extent of our over-reliance on China, as its state media openly suggested the possibility that it could shut down our pharmaceutical and PPE supply chains when we push for answers on how the pandemic spread. We must escape this trap, but we…
“In the wake of economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the U.S. needs to revive its economy and reduce its dependence on overextended supply chains. We can’t simply bring all manufacturing back into this country. For companies that can’t afford to locate operations here, special economic zones in Latin America afford them a cost-effective option for…
“’Coronavirus is an opportunity to show the world that what we’re building is actually going to be very useful in the future,’ said Elwartowski, in a recent video update on his project.” Our consulting firm, Tipolis, was mentioned in Decrypt’s article on Seasteading. Will the libertarian dream arise from the seas? Find out in the…
“The coronavirus outbreak and economic calamity worldwide, has caused a lot of demand for defunding existing corrupt systems, seasteading concepts, and charter city ideas like Pronomos Capital. During the last month, Friedman told the media that there is ‘a lot of interest’ from people emailing him about charter cities and how to get started.” In the wake of the…
“More and more people can work remotely and are not tied to existing cities, so there is demand to create new places for them to live, with new regulatory frameworks.” Business Insider reported on the growing desire of tech-industry professionals to exchange their old offices for new, autonomous cities. You can read the full article…
“But what if there was a solution? What if there was a way to transform refugee camps from economic drains to powerhouses? This is the idea: to transform the camps into cities or special economic zones for refugees. These cities could be new autonomous cities within the territory of the host country and would operate…
“A Free Private City is to urban life what Space-X is to space travel and exploration. Just as prior to Space-X only governments launched into space, now it can no longer be said that only governments can build new cities.” The Economic Standard’s new article explains how Free Private Cities’ market-based approach can benefit not…
“Inspired by Nobel laureate Paul Romer’s theory of growth and his work on charter cities, it has become clear that the legal and administrative framework, the “software” so to speak, determines whether or not a society will prosper. The right “software” (legal frameworks, institutions) is far more important than the “hardware” (e.g. infrastructure).” African Liberty…
“Seasteading, a portmanteau describing a politically autonomous community built in international waters, has long held an appeal for people in Silicon Valley, a bastion of libertarian values, share an obsession with disrupting the status quo and decentralisation.” The New Zealand Herald published a piece discussing the future of Seasteading and its appeal to high-profile technology…
