Peter Thiel is known for having big ideas before everyone else - he launched Paypal, funded Facebook, and is now interested in building his very own start-up countries in the far off, open ocean. The self-made billionaire is working closely with the Seasteading Institute to create sovereign nations in international waters, free from the laws of any country. — Inhabitat
PayPal founder Peter Thiel is working closely with the Seasteading Institute to create sovereign nations in international waters, free from the laws of any country.
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Previously in the Bustler News and on the Archinect Forum.
and i hope that, when the waves come to sink this little excursion into fantasyland, no countries offer to help them out...
You know, fuck it. I'm not using Paypal anymore. This "no laws" idiocy is insulting.
And I hope you're right, Greg - when the pirates come to attack this isolated "law-free" island of very wealthy people, we can all get out the popcorn and laaauuughhhh......
So he not trying to build Magneto Genosha
Gee, I wonder why a super-rich international corporate leader would want to pay for (literal) offshore tax havens...
/snark
Ironic, given PayPal's own policies on international accounts. They won't verify a shipping address that is in a different country than your bank account, for one, so if you tried to link an account on this micronation to your PayPal account, you would be required to drop in for a visit everytime a package was delivered.
Also, these are some pretty ugly-looking designs.
What the fuck is $1.25 million going to buy this idiot?
He could pay Kevin Costner to run his security team, but he might want more than 1.25 million to share all that he learned in Waterworld.
John Galt lives there
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