Here is Patri Friedman's response: http://seasteading.org/blogs/main/2010/10/19/seasteading-an-audacious-vision-diversity-and-innovation-in-law http://seastead

Here is Patri Friedman's response: http://seasteading.org/blogs/main/2010/10/19/seasteading-an-audacious-vision-diversity-and-innovation-in-law http://seasteading.org/blogs/main/2010/10/19/seasteading-an-... The article is largely ridiculous. Keep in mind that Slate is getting upset about twenty more dropouts. And that's assuming that the second-order effect isn't positive. If more independent people know that starting college doesn't preclude them from getting funded, that could increase college attendance. The rest is largely not worth addressing. Weisberg's definition of maturity seems to be agreeing with him; donating to Libertarian causes is thus immature, while spending money on public schools--a bold experiment!--is mature.