Difference between revisions of "Floating City Seastead"
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| − | The Floating City Seastead is one type of [[Seastead]]. | + | The Floating City Seastead is one type of [[Seastead]]. If many people go together on a single large structure it should be big enough to handle large waves. |
=Arguments In Favor= | =Arguments In Favor= | ||
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# There is also a community of people so it is easier to have specialized jobs and social interaction. | # There is also a community of people so it is easier to have specialized jobs and social interaction. | ||
# There are probably economies of scale in Internet access, power production, water filtration, and other systems. | # There are probably economies of scale in Internet access, power production, water filtration, and other systems. | ||
| + | # It is sort of like an oil platform which people know how to build. | ||
=Arguments Against= | =Arguments Against= | ||
| − | # | + | # Higher initial investment than some other types of [[seastead]], not very incremental. |
# A 200 person community needs to have some rules and procedures. Could end up like a land democracy. The wrong rules could cause the venture to fail. | # A 200 person community needs to have some rules and procedures. Could end up like a land democracy. The wrong rules could cause the venture to fail. | ||
# Easier for existing governments to put pressure on a large seastead than lots of small ones run by different people and spread out. | # Easier for existing governments to put pressure on a large seastead than lots of small ones run by different people and spread out. | ||
# Hard for subsets of population to do [[dynamic geography]] if it is one big structure. | # Hard for subsets of population to do [[dynamic geography]] if it is one big structure. | ||
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Revision as of 14:14, 17 August 2009
The Floating City Seastead is one type of Seastead. If many people go together on a single large structure it should be big enough to handle large waves.
Arguments In Favor
- There is also a community of people so it is easier to have specialized jobs and social interaction.
- There are probably economies of scale in Internet access, power production, water filtration, and other systems.
- It is sort of like an oil platform which people know how to build.
Arguments Against
- Higher initial investment than some other types of seastead, not very incremental.
- A 200 person community needs to have some rules and procedures. Could end up like a land democracy. The wrong rules could cause the venture to fail.
- Easier for existing governments to put pressure on a large seastead than lots of small ones run by different people and spread out.
- Hard for subsets of population to do dynamic geography if it is one big structure.
