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Imagine a tiny pod-home that could plug into any coastal city or travel on net-zero energy ships to any other coastal city reasonably fast. Nomad utopia. Sea gypsies in JIT caravans. Or like RV living on the oceans with zero sailing skill needed.
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Seasteading is too monolithic and static an idea that would be entirely dumb if it weren’t for political borders. But sea caravaning would meaningfully utilize the freedom of the seas.
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I’d like to live in a loop connecting California, WA, Alaska, Korea, Singapore, India. Same tiny home everywhere. Slow drift. Only fly if urgent necessity. Broadband internet everywhere of course. Pod vacations on other routes. All net zero carbon. Solarpunk gypsy life.
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It's an appealing solarpunk vision. In practice, not sure. I've noticed that life on islands tends to be significantly more expensive – certainly in terms of food and other goods – than life on the mainland. Logistics are important.
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Yes, there will be upsides. I notice the relative isolation of an island. It's a bit like being in Australia, with the greatest major city 10 hrs drive away, in stark contrast to Europe.