The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean

Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.

The New York Times
@scalzi I think they did this in BioShock. Surely went well, yes? XD
@Saberpilot @scalzi Yeah or Brink! Remember Brink? To escape climate change we tried to build synthetic Islands, started as a humanitarian/scientific effort, then the ultra wealthy bribed their way into expensive rooms, then the Coral that grew the superstructure started dying off as more climate refugees moored barges and boats to the outside. Tensions rose as space shrank and ultimately boiled into the refugees clashing with corporate security forces. THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN WHAT A FANTASY.
@vert_hearder @scalzi no real-world comparisons at all!!