What I wrote about a year ago is happening now in the case of Anthropic. We need a new country to house all inventions and discoveries, otherwise they will be used as a pretense and the means to curtail freedom.
https://anthemism.substack.com/p/the-stuff-of-science-fiction
Another region that is torn in tension which can become independent is Kashmir, in India.
I don’t know much about it, it was suggested to me by an acquaintance as an example of a conflicted region in India.
@participant-3927 so question for you. Maybe you’ve thought about it.
Say you get this country. What is the economy going to look like?
Can you clarify? Beyond the fact that will be a free market, what do you mean by your question ?
Can Kamchatka be an independent country? (Map by ChatGPT)
So you show up. Barren land. What happens? How does the economy start? What is going on inside of it?
Are you trading with other countries? Isolating and not?
The land is not barren, and it will already have some economy. I will campaign for free trade accross borders, but there will be two big difficulties: (a) the local population will not want to export its resources which it considers “robbing the land.”, and (b) the nearby countries will restrict imports. That’s why we would need to arrange for export to far away countries.
So trading with other countries. Is this a good idea? To provide value to a place that doesn’t respect rights?
Average temperature in Kamchatka
This video shows that Kamchatka in the summer is green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rmvsVShbpg&t=1949s
It has the highest population of grizzly bears in the world, and it has tons of salmon in its lake. The south also has hot springs, and most of heating comes from circuling hot spring water in the pipes.
In laissez-faire capitalism, the goverment cannot dictate to individuals who to trade with.
Counties do not trade, its individuals in those countries who trade (across the country borders).
Kamchatka has small population, and historically was neglected by Moscow, so people there are more relying on their own initiatives, rather than handouts. The population is also small, which means less minds to convert. There are many scientists and engineers there, which means they respect reason.
I understand but there are social ways of punishing this if it wanted to be.
Also yes. Individuals trade. But that trade is siphoned off of by the government they are in. When I trade with a China company I am funding the cccp with that trade.
There are 40 functioning vulcanoes and when they blow, they emit dust as high as the stratosphere
It’s not your call how those people chose to live. If they want to produce products as a giant ant colony, I will buy the product.
Interesting location. Definitely more ideal than the others you’ve mentioned. But I don’t see anything happening until Putin dies and then maybe Russia breaks up into independence. Unlikely
This all assumes that Russia will balkanize.
Maybe but I doubt it. Russians seem to like the idea of being Russian and not individuals
The biggest issue in Kamchatka would be the environmentalists.
No but it is my call whether I choose to reward them for choosing it. And trading with someone who lives in a rights violating country doesn’t seem very rational to me.
Sure, but it can’t be restricted by the government
Could be a SF 2.0…
I filed today for a non-profit corporation in the Washington state. The name is: “Anthem Liberty Foundation”
My plan is to apply for tax-exempt status and qualify for Google Ads grants. The process will take well into the fall.
What are google ad grants?
You get to advetise on google for free, YouTube too.
You are credited some virtual money to spend on ads.
I didn’t go for “Anthem Foundation” because it’s some kind of medical thing already, in another state, but it’s widely known.
Thought you couldn’t set up a non profit without atleast 3 people. And they can’t be family. I know cause I tried and found out
“Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.” — Ayn Rand
Compare with passively accepting the status-quo, which always becomes “if you can’t beat them, join them.” In which world do you want to live?
I think it’s advised, but not required.
Also, you can set-it up no problem, but the hard part is to get the tax-exempt status from IRS.
Here is something to ponder: how to divvy up the property rights in a river full of salmon.
The challenge is that if someone buys a patch upstream, he will catch all the fish, so downstream patch has no value.
The salmon is going upstream from the ocean
This of course is the situation in Kamchatka. There was so much salmon, that the river appeared to boil. That was in the 50s.
It is definitely required. But I may be wrong. Let me know what happens. You need a minimum 3 people. And they can’t be family. Atleast that was for the 501c3 I tried to make
Smart strategy.
I didn’t know that. From my understanding the Free Cities Foundation has US federal tax exemption. I’m sure they would offer to help. Alex Voss.
Погода в ночь с 04 на 05 июля и днём 05 июля:
Петропавловск-Камчатский: 🌘 +9, небольшой дождь, 🌞 +8, небольшой дождь
Елизово: 🌘 +11, пасмурно, 🌞 +9, небольшой дождь
Вилючинск: 🌘 +10, небольшой дождь, 🌞 +9, небольшой дождь
Мильково: 🌘 +12, пасмурно, 🌞 +11, небольшой дождь
Усть-Большерецк: 🌘 +13, пасмурно, 🌞 +11, небольшой дождь
Ключи: 🌘 +11, облачно с прояснениями, 🌞 +14, пасмурно
Усть-Камчатск: 🌘 +9, пасмурно, 🌞 +9, пасмурно
Оссора: 🌘 +9, пасмурно, 🌞 +11, пасмурно
Палана: 🌘 +10, облачно с прояснениями, 🌞 +11, облачно с прояснениями
Эссо: 🌘 +12, пасмурно, 🌞 +11, небольшой дождь
Подробнее на нашем сайте: https://kam24.ru/weather
Above is the weather today in Kamchatka
Not exactly a tropical paradise.
It’s not, but it’s not a deal breaker either. The weather is like in many northern European countries.
Probably, makes for a more productive environment anyway…
I would prefer Mexico during the colder days of the year.
@participant-4603 would you show me around if I came?
I have only ever been to the cruise ship destinations
I’m not a freaking tour guide. But yeah, sure I don’t mind hanging out. I’m just busy trying to get some stuff done.
It’s really not so bad because everyone has AC.
Oh and here I thought you had completed your tour guide training LOL
So, better than Europe.
Sounds like Mexico is a first world country unlike the south of Europe 😋
I know some really great tour guides oddly enough… People that can show you around all the Mayan temples.
That’s pretty true.
Interesting
Maybe when I go to the Free Cities conference in Prospera, I can stop by and hang out in Mexico
It’s not too far right
Anthemism website has been updated to host also the new NGO: Anthem Liberty Foundation. Long read essays are in the process to be tuned to read like “research” rather than propaganda, and then they can be labeled as part of the foundation. There’s now an about page and a contact form. The homepage no longer has “from the founder” — that got moved to the About page too.
Шивелуч выбросил пепел на 12 км, вулкану присвоили красный код авиаопасности
На Камчатке Шивелуч выбросил столб пепла вечером 5 июля – это второй мощный выброс за неделю. Ему присвоили красный код авиационной опасности, данные о пеплопаде уточняются.
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Above shows a volcano that blew dust particles out, this happened today. I think the radius is 12km. This is in Kamchatka.