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Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoIt's a bold move, to become a completely digital nation, in anticipation of becoming landless. It's not without precedent. Certainly there have been nations in exile, even with leadership, with varying hopes and odds of reclaiming their homeland after invasion or natural disaster or some such. And there are other cases of people trying to establish digital sovereignities in their own right, as a pure new product of the Internet age, but it seems like none of them have achieved recognition nor begun to issue passports quite yet. It's really a difficult concept. A nation seems to be nothing without its territory, its land and borders, a way for people to live and work and worship. I suppose Tuvalu has a jump start on this digital existence based on how they've whored out their ccTLD to anyone with a few bucks, so they've got a very recognizable brand already!
- _8j50 3y agoStupid question: is it impractical to "lift" the entire island or just buildings and roads by like 3-5 ft? Similar to the raising of chicago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago#:~:text=During%20the%201850s%20and%201860s,property%20owners%20and%20public%20funds https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago#:~:text=D.... If Tuvalu can't afford it then maybe they can demand for a climate relief loan from big polluting nations with 0 interest.
- flemhans 3y agoNoteworthy that Australia offered them land