link to original reddit post by /u/Anenome5
The Seasteading Institute wants to do something important, create a "seasteading flag for freedom." What does that mean?
The deep ocean may be international waters, but the world's states expect every vessel to fly a flag of some country, otherwise the vessel can be considered a 'stateless vessel'. Heh, I like the sound of that.
The Seasteading Institute has been working on a way to hack this requirement, all we need is a single small friendly nation willing to create friendly rules for us and we can fly THEIR flag under the rules we ask for. They've had several small nations already willing to do this that they've been talking to. Sounds like they're about to announce results, a potentially historic occasion. This is a great way to get seasteading off the ground for the first decade or so.
And the great seasteading lawyer, Tom W. Bell will be there, author of "Your Next Government?" he's a straight up libertarian (maybe even ancap?) interested in trying out decentralized political systems, and he has been working on the legal definition of a "seazone" for a couple years now. He's the best guy to be leading this!
Statelessness on the sea is right around the corner from now!
Go grab a ticket for this online event now!
(I've got my ticket, it's $25 and for a damn good libertarian cause!)
September 3 @ 10am PST
Event copy follows:
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TSI President Joe Quirk and Professor Tom W. Bell will present our plan to create a seastead flag to open the ocean.
An open registry flag will make seasteads legal on two-thirds of the earth's surface. Developing a seastead flag is a long process. It’s not as simple as designing a rectangular piece of cloth to display at the center of a seastead. The Seasteading Institute will need to work with maritime experts in architecture, safety certification, and manufacturing. Those experts will need to be paid for their time. Your donation helps to find the best people for the job. The end result: a real seastead that is safe, legal, and ready to be replicated by every aquapreneur.
During this online event, President Joe Quirk and pro-bono legal advisor Tom W. Bell will explain the flagging process and how you can help us open the ocean to seasteads.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-seastead-flag-for-freedom-tickets-165943360057