The “floating artificial nation” is a recurring theme. http://oceania.org/ was a notable libertarian version for a while.
These preposterous megaprojects (which BTW delight me) seem to exist as a means to a nifty modestly profitable business. Propose spending enough money on something huge, and money will roll in to fund studies and produce reports and present proposals for several years - a tidy salary for those involved, putting food on the table & roofs over heads. Other comparable projects are/were the span bridge over the Strait of Gibraltar, the billion-dollar indoor ski resort near Atlanta, the space elevator, and various private space tourism projects. Of course, that such projects do on rare occasion come to fruition keeps the money coming. They’re fun to follow (I think far more entertaining than lottery tickets).
“The “floating artificial nation” is a recurring theme. http://oceania.org/ was a notable libertarian version for a while.”
There’ll be flying boats, and condos with moats
Cultivated oceans, floating cities in the sky
Living underneath a bubble, no more toil and trouble
Singin’ ‘bout that sweet ole by and by
We’ll all have lots of money that we won’t have to spend
You’ll be given everything when everyone’s your friend
Hanging out together in picture perfect weather
This time ‘round the party never ends
Hallelujah, I can’t wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it’s gonna be
At the turn, the turn of the century
We won’t need no TV preachers to ask how much we gave
We won’t need no TV preachers, see, by then, we’ll all be saved
No more fighting for a country, no child will go hungry
We’ll be smiling from the cradle to the grave
Hallelujah, I can’t wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it’s gonna be
At the turn, the turn of the century
“Turn of the Century”. From “Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. II” (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and guests)