Codydw12 t1_j6uicnz wrote on February 1, 2023 at 11:46 PM

I support sea-steading cities. I have some major questions with it such as actual location, how it would deal with severe weather, desalination tactics, energy and overall density but on the surface building real estate out of nothing is only a positive.

If by 2040 someone can make a floating Hong Kong or Singapore or NYC with energy and water independence (possibly food as well depending on vertical farming updates) I'd move in a heart beat.

OriVerda t1_j6ws5dh wrote on February 2, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Completely unrelated to the severity of the topic but "floating cities" paired with the year 2040 triggered some of my favourite memories from an old Playstation 1 classic, Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. TL;DR the game's set in 2040 and features an aptly named floating city called Megafloat.

kotukutuku t1_j6um7p4 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Floating Hong Kong weighs have profound issues in even the slightest swell