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Topic: More Island thought experiments (Read 111 times)

legendary
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Blackjack.fun
March 20, 2018, 02:07:32 PM
#3
Imagine, you've managed to get your own sovereign island of around 100 sq.km.

You have exhausted your cash in buying the  island

Buying an island doesn't mean you can start your own sovereign country.
A lot of islands in Greece or Canada have been sold to private owners but they are still part of their countries.

An island is no different from a simple plot of land, it just gives you a fake feeling of independence with no real borders or fences in sight. But in reality there is no difference.

It's like we start discussing if we should plant either strawberries or corn on Neptune before we even get there.
newbie
Activity: 69
Merit: 0
March 20, 2018, 01:26:55 PM
#2
Imagine, you've managed to get your own sovereign island of around 100 sq.km. If you do nothing extremely objectionable, the sovereign nations of the world won't bother you. No one protects you against pirates. You are not prevented from buying arms from international dealers, but no one considers you big enough to actually try to make a sale. You have exhausted your cash in buying the  island and have enough money to feed your family for around 2 years only, left with you.

Assume that you have hot weather, but plenty of water.

Design your government and tax system. (Anarchy, minarchy, actual signed social contract, townhall democracy, etc)

Design your monetary system. (A new fork off bitcoin, bitcoin itself, modified peer to peer currency, Gold, etc.)

Significant variations from today's laws that you want to note (intellectual property, personhood laws, etc.)

Any other individual quirks you'd like to add ( Entry for hot girls only, Everyone speaks a new language, anything that strikes your fancy)

What would you do to convince productive people around the world that they will be better off if they come to your little island compared to wherever they are living right now?
it will be difficult, I will say so, when people see for themselves how good I am on the island and without them, they will come running, because they have the instinct such, to bug where the best conditions.
newbie
Activity: 28
Merit: 1
March 20, 2018, 12:45:11 PM
#1
Imagine, you've managed to get your own sovereign island of around 100 sq.km. If you do nothing extremely objectionable, the sovereign nations of the world won't bother you. No one protects you against pirates. You are not prevented from buying arms from international dealers, but no one considers you big enough to actually try to make a sale. You have exhausted your cash in buying the  island and have enough money to feed your family for around 2 years only, left with you.

Assume that you have hot weather, but plenty of water.

Design your government and tax system. (Anarchy, minarchy, actual signed social contract, townhall democracy, etc)

Design your monetary system. (A new fork off bitcoin, bitcoin itself, modified peer to peer currency, Gold, etc.)

Significant variations from today's laws that you want to note (intellectual property, personhood laws, etc.)

Any other individual quirks you'd like to add ( Entry for hot girls only, Everyone speaks a new language, anything that strikes your fancy)

What would you do to convince productive people around the world that they will be better off if they come to your little island compared to wherever they are living right now?
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