Join the journeySince the beginning of time, technological innovations have caused new civilisations to rise and the old ones to fall - and AI development is following the same pattern. As technology becomes more and more advanced, societies are changing as a result - often without us even being aware. And how can we consider our responses when we are not aware?
The idea for The Floating World began five years ago, born by curious thinkers reflecting on how true freedom and opt-in philosophies may help shape the future, and considering how a radical overhaul and total tabula rasa of society could pave the way to build innovative future societies.
Tech-based societies of the future are already being considered - and in some cases built. Many are based on Balaji Srinavasn’s Network State, which posits a libertarian decentralised society based on digital means. The complete autonomy this offers provides the framework for a completely new world.
Similarly, seasteading and its self-governed autonomous floating communities show a way for new societies to grow and thrive, offering the possibility to escape from the controlled world as we know it. Already, leading architects have considered how these societies would work on a structural level. While socio-economic collapse inches closer, seasteading provides a way in which new civilisations can rise.
A new future may await, but it’s filled with unknowns. Despite their ideological potential, these new societies will face new challenges. How will the societies of today integrate to a society of the future? What new dangers could arise in these supposedly safe havens? And will we still be able to protect our loved ones and hold close the values we live by?