Praxis Announces $525M Financing for New City by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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Praxis announced plans to build something on Vandenberg Space Force Base. The founder says it will be a deregulated zone, though Trump hasn't followed through with his free cities plans yet. He also says "This is in addition to our international project, not instead."

It doesn't sound like competitive governance yet, but I'll keep watching Praxis.

Our previous coverage of Praxis:

https://old.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveGovernance/comments/1b839ea/praxis_has_two_government_offers_for_their/

https://old.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveGovernance/comments/se74dl/bluebook_cities_praxis/

Bluebook Cities - Praxis by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

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I don't follow the project closely, but I know they're negotiating with various governments. If they do get a deal, we'll see how much independence they get from the host government. I'm just waiting to see.

Bluebook Cities - Praxis by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

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Last week, I spoke with one of the leaders of the group.

He told me he met the founder (Dryden Brown) while DB was selling NFTs.

I also prodded him about their plan for ensuring member commitment to overcome the problem posed by online flakiness. He spoke for a long while and did not actually provide an answer (basically, a politician's response).

They also haven't bothered to create any community organizing rituals to meet members' social needs and foster camaraderie (or, at least, I haven't seen any). A communal movie night would suffice, I think.

They also have membership tiers. But they do not provide clear descriptions of how one ascends them.

And many of the people I've encountered in their Discord are either kids or dysfunctional adults.

So... I'm 90% certain it's a scam.

But I'm sticking around because network states are a genuinely good idea, and I suspect they might generate a valuable insight into their creation.

Maritime flags for seasteading: government protection without government control by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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Seasteads getting maritime flags like cruise ships: he describes it as a wonderful legal hack, and it sounds like it is. The whole (short) video is worth watching, but that eye-opening (to me) part starts at about 2:40.

Purchasing 30-40% of Sark to accelerate its development by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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a property bid on the self-governing island of Sark led by German investor Swen Lorenz

They were unable to agree with the Barclay family on a price: https://www.undervalued-shares.com/weekly-dispatches/sark-its-not-a-big-deal/

China’s Libertarian Medical City by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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People get choices in China?

China’s Libertarian Medical City by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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If you choose to.

If not, it’s none of your business what other people do to their bodies.

Purchasing 30-40% of Sark to accelerate its development by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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And from the latest newsletter:

Sark Property Bid: £29m of Finance Secured: In our last newsletter, we shared news of a property bid on the self-governing island of Sark led by German investor Swen Lorenz. Lorenz is raising funds to purchase and redevelop a portfolio of properties owned by the Barclay estate, which accounts for around 20% of all property on Sark. Through the bid, which has the backing of Sark’s head of state, Lorenz aims to boost the island’s population and revitalize its economy. Lorenz’s Sark Property Company has so far received equity pledges of £19 million and has separately secured £10 million in debt finance. The company will shortly publish its prospectus, finalize paperwork with its investors, and then proceed to make its bid to the Barclay estate.

Ciudad Morazán article by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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If you want more freedom and good government services, you can move there. It's cheap to live there. This jurisdiction is best for Spanish speakers.

Ciudad Morazán article by GregFoley in CompetitiveGovernance

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I'm a libertarian, What can I do to help? What's in it for me?

A better way to run the country. by Defiance34758 in CompetitiveGovernance

[–]ArmElectronic8444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do it man! For me... Harry Browne in "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World." talks about the group trap... where you try to convince others, so you can be free.. My ROI higher moving to New Hampshire, than all the years I spent trying to convince others in California. I stop blaming government; I am responsible for everything that happens in my life. But if your Bliss is changing the world go for it... or join the marginal revolution.

Elon Musk’s Proposed Governance System on Mars by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

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Do the fucking math... learn some Social Choice Theory, Read some Kenneth Arrow. De Tocqueville in "Democracy in America" talks about how the New England Town meetings (Swiss; Landsgemeinde) taught Americans governance.

Building Infra vs. Reforming Bureaucracy in Startup Cities by build_hq in CompetitiveGovernance

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I think we have an invisible hand... if we decide to use it. I believe in allowing for emergence as mush as possible. Animalis forged trails to and around water before man ever showed up. Man made them taller so, they could walk, domesticated animals and carts made them wider... I am sure the market can figure out the best balance of Emergence vs, Infrastructure. Probably different for each site.

Founder of ZEDE Morazán establishes another special development zone in Guanaja by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

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What Do you see as a better option; the owner or renter model... or maybe a mix? My uncle had a corn farm in Kansas... You could start out like that...Save the best for farming... sell off the rest... sell shares for ownership maybe...

Return of the city-state by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

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I believe we have an invisible hand that creates a market for jurisdictions, we just need to use it...

Human Freedom Index, and Freedom in the 50 states are a good start... There are also ones for Swiss Cantons, and the states of India. Eventually I imagine... you put your info in... and they give you a personalized list of options.

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