I've pointed out one of the brainstorming boards in reply to rw talking about whether, "laissez-faire [is] at all desirable?" There are some other interesting

I've pointed out one of the brainstorming boards in reply to rw talking about whether, "laissez-faire [is] at all desirable?" There are some other interesting nuggets. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946731651/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946731651/ For prisons and mental health you're going to want all but the very worst individuals to be eventually re-integrated into the community. For me that means they really need to be close to the communities they serve. A spaceport is a potentially interesting idea with a proven track record. That track record works both ways. What advantage would a seasteading community have? http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946734321/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946734321/ A patent-free zone may work well for the community but presumably if they want to sell the goods they produce to countries that respect patents they're going to have problems. Data/document storage sounds a little unlikely. I would expect the risks with a seastead to be higher than a building on dry land. They can't compete on security and I doubt they could compete on price either. We may have trouble making new land but in terms of acreage it is still significantly cheaper than seasteads are expected to cost. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2947590204/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2947590204/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946733673/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9742300@N06/2946733673/ Nothing too crazy here though I see no real advantage for seasteading.