Comment by thephyber

Comment by thephyber 3 hours ago

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“Seasteading”, Prospera, LiberLand. Lots of attempts. Nothing that stands the test of time. Except maybe SeaOrg of L Ron Hubbard infamy.

rsynnott 2 hours ago

> Except maybe SeaOrg of L Ron Hubbard infamy

Yeah, that’s probably the closest, but it only works because it parasitises an actual country (the US), and is very circumspect about what it actually _is_. It wouldn’t be tolerated for a _minute_ if it went around openly calling itself a country.