Since you're already active in that area, would you mind answering a few questions regarding seasteading for me? The responses can be however brief since this won't be immediately relevant for quite a number of years to me, but I'd like to sketch out some future options regardless.
Is it plausible to create a small seasteading property on which you could have some sort of outdoor space, or at least indoor garden or small park?
Small is easy. We're selling our DIY seasteads for $45k. This includes just a spar and a 7 meter wide steel plate that you can then customize as you wish.
Perhaps an inner courtyard type setup with or without a roof that may or may not be opened and closed?
When thinking of seasteading start thinking in terms of boats instead of vast lands. The more open/empty space, the more the price.
Is it possible to get a per square meter cost estimate (excluding inventory)?
Excluding everything, that barebones DIY will cost you about $108/sqft or $1169/sqm. You may consider that your "land" price. On top of that we build a fully self reliant home with solar electricity and fresh water (which brings the price up considerably).
How do you go about acquiring "sea" (land/property) for something like this? Surely you can't just set up whatever arbitrarily?
We set up whatever, arbitrarily.
As long as it's over 12nm out we can put our seasteads there. But that comes with big waves which requires engineering to keep you above the waves.
Is this possible in areas where you don't have to worry about pirates or rely on guns? (I don't have a problem with guns, but I'd prefer it being an option as opposed to a necessity if that makes sense.)
While we do not plan on building off of the coast of Somalia where there are pirates...
A pirate is defined as theft on the sea. If you're trying to find a place in the world where there are no thieves...good luck! Being a long boat ride where everyone can see you coming for miles is probably discouraging to most thieves. Also, us pulling up the ladder is likely better than a gun.
At least we're not robbed at least 30% of our salaries every paycheck living on the ocean.
Thanks a lot for the response. Suppose one was eyeing some 100sqm of space, would ~$2.5m be sufficient plus additional expenses for vanity furniture and inventory?
How hard would it be for someone to mess with you if you pull up the ladder? I had not considered that even entering could be prohibitive for someone already in your waters.
Are you running any aquaponics for veggies, herbs and fish?
I'm pretty lazy when it comes to leaving my quarters, so the general idea would be having enough "property" around to keep me entertained within my living space hence the perhaps odd questions.
Also, as many others already noted, the SeaBnB idea is fantastic, especially with the underwater restaurant. I'll certainly come visit one day.
Fucking IRS.
Got our final numbers from the accountant, and this is the first time, in a long time, that my is bill way higher than Ricks, owing to setting up my early retirement fund by selling off the BTC I did during the dying gasps of the bulls being devoured by the bears in late 2017/early 2018.
Rick suggested he would contribute $x towards my obligations, in exchange for $y Bitcorns. Think I'm going to take him up on the offer to preserve part of my cash stash, and cover my Q1 estimated taxes instead with the leftover liquidity, and put the rest back into a fund, somewhere.
At least this way, Bitcorn stays in the family, and would help towards his retirement plans if we have a couple more months of green dildos.
Also, today marks two weeks of being officially dry. I'm genuinely beginning to enjoy the clarity. feelsgoodman.
Dry breaks for both liquor and herb are quite nice from time to time indeed. It's pretty strange how you don't even really notice how much your mental space differs until you do take a break.
