Can someone tl;dr the post of smartassette? Im too lazy to read it.
tl;dr
taxes are ok because majorities support them so fuck minorities
Seasteading sucks because he doesn't understand that in French Polynesia you don't need A/C nor heat because the temperature fluctuates from about 20C to 27C throughout the year. Plenty of sunshine for solar and plenty of rain, humidity, salt water for fresh water. Also...people already live on these islands.
People all freak out that a floating platform in a lagoon cannot exist because "problems". The people already
living on the island may beg to differ with all of the reasons that they can't live there.
As for the unlikely scenario of a floating platform being able to exist in a Tahitian lagoon...this is where I spent my Sunday last weekend:
In a Tahitian lagoon
https://i.imgur.com/2kyZGp6.jpgNice thatched raft. Where are all those people shitting?
I wasn’t referring to temperature control you dimwit: without climate control how are you managing against humidity, corrosion and mold? A dehumidifier is the exact same thing as an AC, without separating the compressor. You can’t store clothes or sensitive electronics or books there. How are you preventing salt spray from crystallizing on the solar panels?
I’ve lived for years on the equator, and sure you don’t get so many typhoons but what about the fucking annual monsoons and dry spells?
How much diesel are you using ferrying everything to and fro?
Your own environmental impact statement says it best: there remains significant risk and uncertainty. The only real mitigation you currently have is your puny ass scale of operations.
