Seasteading is basically a concept of floating city-nations that could eventually be home to millions. Since all the usable lands are already claimed by other nations the oceans are all that is left. The link http://seasteading.org/about-seasteading/our-strategy is to the Seasteading Institute, founded in 2008 by Patri Friedman, grandson of the famous economist Milton Friedman. His vision is to think like an entrepreneur and see these as startup countries, where governments are thought of as industry, with citizens as customers. That should certainly change the dynamics. He says, "Let a thousand nations bloom on the high seas, trying diverse political systems — essentially, a startup sector for government. We think seasteading will begin in 3–10 years on ships, repurposed for businesses like medical tourism. In a decade, they’ll progress to innovative designs based on oil rigs, hosting a range of businesses and thousands of residents. And in several decades, they’ll evolve into true floating cities for millions of people, pioneering new ways to live together. The idea is to enable seasteading communities — floating cities — that will allow the next generation of pioneers to peacefully test new ideas for government. The most successful can then inspire change in governments around the world.”
What a concept! If it works, this could be an evolutionary (and revolutionary) process for selecting lean, efficient governments that actually work in ways to maximize human well being and diminish conflict. I have often thought how much I would like to live in a world where reason ruled and no one killed or died over what they believed. Maybe it could happen on the high seas in the not too distant future.
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