The Seasteading Institute

Reply To: Melllvar,

My point was methaphorical. And the stripper was actually from Texas. There is no risk of disagreeing here since we are trying to find solutions. To me, everybodys point of view is a step forward. The key word in my post is "in the begining stage". No matter how big an initial seastead is going to be, it will drain some pockets. A lot of money will be initially spend on the infrastructure alone, Clubstead costs are around $100.00/sq ft. Lets say the cost can be realistically cut in half, either by few design modifications, building it abroad (cheaper labor), etc. So lets take that for granted and assume $50.00/sq ft, a bare hull. TSI plans to allocate 300 sq ft living space per person, which is ok, a bit generous for my taste,so, lets say we will all compromise @ 200.(what the heck,..we are pioneers) and save $5k per person. Now the role of thumb is that you need 1.5 acres to feed 1 person/year. Ok, we'll go hydro and cut that to 1/10 and drop self sufficiency @25%. That is 1000 sq ft/person=$50,000.00/person. You might argue here,...hold on O, is not gona cost the same to build area for food, compare to habitat. But floating or spar, a seastead will have to hold that soil, or hydro, water cost money to be produced @ sea, maintanance and fertilizers(got to ship them in from land),...anyway, I will take $10.00 off for veggies. On top of this you need @ least another 300 sq ft/peson for propulsion, fuel tanks,solar panels/wind gens/or diesel generator, batteries, water tanks, waste(holding tank)+the cash to buy these hardware+labor+materials. Grand Total,...an easy $ 200,000.00 per person, initial investment, will give you 1200 sq ft of seastead on your name. If you want to sell it to me I will buy it. But I will do anything I want w/ this real estate, because its mine. I will ship all my food in, live large on 400 sq ft, open The Seasteadtiki Bar & Lounge on another 400 sq ft. and lease out the rest of the 400 sq ft for $4.000.00/month. And live happily ever after:-)

In couple of years, I'll get a chunck of my profits and build 4000 sq ft module for farming or animal husbandry or fish farming.