Seasteading is the concept of creating permanent dwellings at sea, called seasteads, outside the territory claimed by any government. - Wikipedia

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

...but what about pirates?

If you leave it alone someone might come and plunder your shit.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Yeah that's probably the biggest worry tbh. But most pirates aren't off the California coast, for example.

Like here's a map of every pirate attack that happened in 2019: https://keyassets.timeincuk.net/inspirewp/live/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-22-at-09.46.51.jpg

So it looks like if you go off the Americas you're mostly safe (except for the southern Caribbean)

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

However if you create a market for it, where all someone has to do is rent a boat to loot your stuff without any legal repercussions.

People respond to rewards, if a safety exploit is found from which people can easily profit it tends to become common place. Like glass breaking to steal from vehicles. ...or copper theft. If those seasteads start getting popular then an environment where piracy is easy and profitable is created.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

However if you create a market for it, where all someone has to do is rent a boat to loot your stuff without any legal repercussions.

I mean, you're assuming people won't defend their own property... someone who has the means to build a seasteading base in international waters probably also has the means to defend themselves properly. And then if you go off countries with low incidences of this, it's probably not something you'd ever have to worry about realistically.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Someone who has the means for buying a yatch or a cargo ship surely has the means to defend their property, however Somali pirates think other wise.

How much defense and of what type? Do they leave someone aboard at all time?

Historical precedent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand#Attack_in_1978_and_the_Sealand_Rebel_Government

How about people who pretend to be sailors in trouble and might be a trojan? Are you going to shoot them on sight? If you don't you already failed at security.

On a personal note: Do you have plenty of free time? If so would you mind if I made a suggestion that would broaden your view.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

however Somali pirates think other wise.

Yeah that's why you don't build near somalia, like I said lol

If you are in international waters then you can defend yourself as you please. There are lots of hypotheticals, but it's no more dangerous than any other home defense hypothetical situation, imo

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Somali pirates arouse because there was a environment that made it easy and potentially profitable.

...also, hypotheticals??? I provided you a link with historical precedent in an area of the world far safer than the US coast.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hm yeah I just read the article and it is pretty bad. But I think if you keep a low profile it's doable, I dunno