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Per the terms of my agreement, I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you ;)


I like that he kept a ritual going with the press: using non-caffeinated herbals. I'm thinking about quitting caffeine too. Caffeine plus neuropathy makes very shaky hands, and I don't need ANY extra free-floating anxiety.


Oh great. Why don't they just call it "Asshole Mode?" What if everyone chose to be an asshole, and turned on "Aggressive Mode?"


Google found out something similar the hard way. It first programmed the cars to follow the rules strictly, other drivers didn't like this as they didn't act like other drivers, so they relaxed some of the rules.


Even the Principality of Sealand is getting in on the action:

https://sealandgov.org/shop/become-a-duke-or-duchess/


Something about this doesn't sit right with me...


Perhaps that reporting on "bomb making supplies" is generally as substantiated as reporting on "child pornography", which is to say not at all? Heavy on the innuendo, light on the professional responsibility.


I have acids and bases, collectively as cleaners, as well as reactive metal (aluminum foil), and pressure vessels (soda bottles) in my home.


Why would you want to live in a theme-park on a remote jungle island in a volatile jurisdiction with a bunch of assholes?


Some people cannot conceive of the thing falling apart and everyone dying of hunger and thirst.

It is rather less tropical but Put In Bay fits the bill much better.


The best place to get STDs in the great lakes.


So, there's actually a bit of a history of libertarian-ish types doing this sort of this thing. Examples:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Minerva

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasteading

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/sep/07/disastrous-voya...

It doesn't generally end well.


It's like the level Seaside Shock in Cruelty Squad

A group of seasteaders have recently acquired vast fortunes through biocurrency speculation. It wasn't however enough to attain their dream of building an artificial floating island on the open seas, so they've had to settle for a compromise and have purchased their own cruise ship, the 'Titanium Princess'. It is now a den of pathetic losers living out their depraved fantasies.


I like to point people to the Rational Wiki for their articles on topics such as these, which tend to be very entertaining:

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Seasteading


I like the story of Grafton NH and how things actually turned out when libertarians started to take over a town - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-...


Isn’t that the exact promise of El Salvador’s Bitcoin City, except for the island part.


You can already move to crypto land. You can buy residency in El Salvador for 3 bitcoin. There's even a tropical beach there. What? You don't like poor people? Tough luck pal. Besides, in your tiny little crypto island who's going to make your bed, take out the trash, make your meals and clean the toilets? Robots? Places like Aspen, or other towns for the super rich usually have a nearby middle class town for all the oompa loompahs. There's no island anywhere of only rich beautiful people.


Notice how most of the people in this video are white guys.

Most women are there to serve the guys.

That's how it is in crypto utopia.


I’m guessing they are trying to appeal to speculators who are gambling that the value of the property will increase. The business model might resemble a pyramid shape.


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