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Floating city off San Francisco a real possibility

MichaelD

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(CNN) -- A floating city off the coast of San Francisco may sound like science fiction, but it could be reality in the not-too-distant future.
The Seasteading Institute has drawn up plans for a floating city off the coast of San Francisco. The Seasteading Institute already has drawn up plans for the construction of a homestead on the Pacific Ocean. One project engineer described the prototype as similar to a cruise ship, but from a distance the cities might look like oil-drilling platforms.

According to the plans, the floating cities would not only look different from their land-based counterparts, but they might operate differently, too. Patri Friedman, a former Google engineer who now works for the Seasteading Institute, said floating cities are the perfect places to experiment with new forms of government.

Some of the new political ideas the group is tossing around include legalizing marijuana and making intellectual property communal -- so that everyone would take ownership in art produced on the city at sea.
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OK, I get it...a floating city full of floating hippies. I don't see how they could enact some alternate government though; they'd still be part of the state of CA.

Another thing; they don't mention it in the article, but this immediately popped into my mind. WHEN The Big Earthquake levels San Fran (and it's way overdue as it is), won't shockwaves be pushed out to the water creating some really big ass waves? Bye-bye Hippy City.

Thoughts?
 
hmmm San Francisco. I wonder what would happen if the anchor line got accidentally cut and the island drifted off.
 
Originally posted by: rudder
hmmm San Francisco. I wonder what would happen if the anchor line got accidentally cut and the island drifted off.
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The Navy would destroy it as a hazard to navigation.
 
Originally posted by: dougp
If only it was submerged, we could have a RL Bioshock.
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"Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture!"
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
ummm, what happens when they water takes over? haha

I wish it was submerged, like dougp said...that'd be bad ass.
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Back off my tommy gun!
 
Hippies don't have any money so it will never get off the ground. Hopefully mother nature will own them hurricane or tsunami style.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Hippies don't have any money so it will never get off the ground. Hopefully mother nature will own them hurricane or tsunami style.
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All the ex-hippies in SF have money; they got in on the tech boom of the '90s while still smoking on weekends. Hippies-turned-yuppie are about the funniest contradiction there is. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: spidey07
Hippies don't have any money so it will never get off the ground. Hopefully mother nature will own them hurricane or tsunami style.
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All the ex-hippies in SF have money; they got in on the tech boom of the '90s while still smoking on weekends. Hippies-turned-yuppie are about the funniest contradiction there is. 🙂
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Their kids are the worst.

"trust fund hippies" driving land-rovers to phish concerts at UVM.

honestly, I'm just jealous.
 
Originally posted by: DarrelSPowers
Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Originally posted by: spidey07
Hippies don't have any money so it will never get off the ground. Hopefully mother nature will own them hurricane or tsunami style.
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All the ex-hippies in SF have money; they got in on the tech boom of the '90s while still smoking on weekends. Hippies-turned-yuppie are about the funniest contradiction there is. 🙂
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Their kids are the worst.

"trust fund hippies" driving land-rovers to phish concerts at UVM.

honestly, I'm just jealous.
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I have this theory that there are different types of hippies and the congregate to certain areas.
- The original hippies: they were hippies in the 60s and they are hippies now, still with hemp sandals, five dogs, and drums on the street corner. They live in Humboldt county and drive the same VW van they drove in the 60s.

- The hippies-turned-yuppie: they were hippies in the 60s but grew up, had kids, got jobs, and benefited from the economy. They may/may not still have hair in ponytails, buy organic and green, and they still smoke on weekends, but they drive BMWs, work 9-5s and have a pretty good retirement plan. They vote for medical marijuana whenever possible and have a few plants growing in the closet. They live in Willits, Guernville, and Bay Area suburbs.

- The hippies-turned-activists: they went from going against the system to working through it. They lead protests that get them nowhere, organize concerts in support of causes, and are just generally busy for the "greater good". They're "spiritual but not religious", friendly when you agree or are neutral and impassioned when you disagree. They still live in SF and can be found defending the rights of the crack addicts pissing on their stoops.

- The trust-fund hippies: their parents are putting them through college and in return they call their parents "the man", doing everything they can to rebel, be counter culture, admiring the hippies of the 60s and imitating them in all but principal while staying attached to mommy and daddy's purse strings. They can be found in purest form at UC Santa Cruz but some blend with the activists at UC Berkeley.
 
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