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Rapture (the city) for real - iamflip - 2012-05-14
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/paypal-co-founder-to-build-a-city-on-the-sea.html
Quote:Imagine living on a serene, man-made floating city where you can live and work with other like-minded individuals from all over the globe, without direct influence from any government entity. If Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel has his way, that wild idea may be just a few years away. The wealthy venture capitalist is putting his money behind Blueseed, a company that promises to create an offshore luxury barge where young entrepreneurs can work, live, and socialize, all without the constraints of a modern city or pesky immigration laws.
Yup, definitely sounds very Bioshock-y to me.
Rapture (the city) for real - Tikey - 2012-05-14
I approve of this idea.
Rapture (the city) for real - AzureKite - 2012-05-14
It's a bad idea. Potentially able to all be destroyed by the weather.
Rapture (the city) for real - Jedward - 2012-05-14
AzureKite Wrote:It's a bad idea. Potentially able to all be destroyed by the weather.
That's what the sea is for, silly. Do you not get the point of the title of the thread?
![[Image: 256px-Rapturecity.png]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Rapturecity.png/256px-Rapturecity.png)
Rapture (the city) for real - Razmos - 2012-05-15
Andrew Ryan approves this idea.
Rapture (the city) for real - Nion - 2012-05-15
Imagine pirates came to overrun the city. :p
Rapture (the city) for real - Luxeraph - 2012-05-15
Nion Wrote:Imagine pirates came to overrun the city. :pAs I read I thought it would have some nice defense artillery, the more you think about this idea the better it gets.
Rapture (the city) for real - Moonlapse - 2012-05-16
It's only rapture if everyone goes insane and starts killing each other.
Rapture (the city) for real - Shidoshi - 2012-05-16
I can see this going awry unless they make their own law, police, national security, etc. I also don't think they can survive without partaking in international economy so in the end they'll be subject to pretty much the same things as any other country.
Rapture (the city) for real - MasPan - 2012-05-16
If I lived there, I'd be constantly asking people if they would kindly do ___ for me. Also killing puppies. For science.
Rapture (the city) for real - 案山子 - 2012-05-16
Quote:Imagine living on a serene, man-made floating city where you can live and work with other like-minded individuals from all over the globe
Already been done if I'm not mistaken, or it's in the process at least.
Not a new idea.
Rapture (the city) for real - Luxeraph - 2012-05-16
(Because I usually never click the link)
![[Image: blueseed_pic1_v2.jpg]](http://l.yimg.com/dh/ap/re/gr2/blueseed_pic1_v2.jpg)
Thats no city, thats a cruise the size of a cargo/tanker, thats meant to happen sooner or later.
Rapture (the city) for real - iamflip - 2012-05-18
Luxeraph Wrote:(Because I usually never click the link)
Thats no city, thats a cruise the size of a cargo/tanker, thats meant to happen sooner or later.
Remember how Rapture got established in the first place? With a boat.
It's only the beginning.
Rapture (the city) for real - Luxeraph - 2012-05-18
iamflip Wrote:Remember how Rapture got established in the first place? With a boat.
It's only the beginning.
I can't remember what I have never play.
Rapture (the city) for real - Dystopiq - 2012-05-19
Except Rapture was underwater.