[montag813]

And yet in 2017, with sea levels rising because of climate change and established political orders around the world teetering under the strains of populism, seasteading can seem not just practical, but downright appealing.

WTF? Two ridiculously false assertions before the NYT writer even gets into details.

[mairdie]

Good catch. I was concentrating on the buildings.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

So if al gore is convinced the sea levels will rise, how does a floating city survive?

[Morpheus2009]

Let’s just say you have uber-rich people who would like to live apart from the rest of us.