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...or our genetically engineered descendants or a Singularity)... then Kalmar could organize the peaceful migration/settlement of new populations in Greenland. Two hundred and fifty years from now, Kalmar and New Zealand collaborate in settling coastal Antarctica.

Crooked Timbre

@Timber_22

Aug 8, 2019

Heck, let’s get really crazy. Kalmar happens, and five years after it’s founding (which occurs dramatically in 202_), the Celtic fringe of Britain leaves and joins Kalmar as well. (Northern Ireland, of course, joins the unified Republic of Eire). So Scotland is a Kalmarian realm

Crooked Timbre

@Timber_22

Aug 8, 2019

by the 2030s. Not much else to say. To recap: Kalmar union acts as one of world’s tolerant, non-eco-fascist lifeboats in time of climate chaos and mass migration. In long-term, Kalmar helps create new human communities in novel environments

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Terrible name! The Kalmar union was pure Dano-Swedish exploitation. Otherwise, yeah, cool idea. But incompatible with NATO & the EU. How to navigate that?

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Hanseatic League 2.0 :D Extends the functionality of an existing legal structure for a new purpose. Not the first time this has been done. Just extend it to every Northern European state with coastal waters. :D

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That said, the design spec is great. It could comfortably fit the necessary adjustments.

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The difference, though, is that Hanseatic League is essentially about making it safe to make money. Which is fine, but not what Kalmar is about. Kalmar is skunk-works for ordered freedom and modernity in case the shit hits the fan at particularly nasty angles

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If your customers are running for their lives, then it's hard to make a profit from them. Call it "Seeding the Future Market" when you're talking with Capitalists. Call it "Saving Lives" when you're talking with Humanist funders. Pragmatic approach to dealing with funders.