“Seasteads are man-made islands that float permanently on the ocean with any measure of a political autonomy. They would essentially be startup societies where people could form whatever kind of community they wanted.” PeopleKindPoliticalCommunityOceanAutonomy Author:Joe Quirk
“Seasteads are a technology for anybody to form an alternative community based on their unique values - for communities to organize themselves however they want. Seasteads are their chance to demonstrate their vision can work. All that matters is that people can create, join, and leave seasteads voluntarily. As long as people can choose among seasteads, the best ways of living together will prosper, and the ones that people don't like will fail.” PeopleLongTogetherValuesCommunityChanceVisionTechnologyFailingUniqueOrganizeLiving Together Author:Joe Quirk
“Thinking about seasteading requires us to free ourselves of these broad political categories we're stuck with on land. People can make whatever community system they want on a seastead. What emerges will totally defy the broad categories we debate about now.” PeopleThinkingPoliticalCommunityDebateStuck Author:Joe Quirk
“Americans are very mobile and move around and choose the communities they want. On the ocean people would be even more mobile and empowered to link up with people they enjoyed, and detach and move away from people they did not. Increasing choice is a way to foster fulfillment in people's lives. I choose my friends and I'd prefer to choose my neighbors too.” PeopleMovingChoicesCommunityOceanNeighborFulfillmentEmpowered Author:Joe Quirk