Previous threads on the topic:
1. https://pkteerium.xyz/@cjd/posts/B5quLquZV0WLkroUYC
2. https://pkteerium.xyz/@cjd/posts/B5rqILIyLigUCaG1oW
There are two general lines of thinking:
One is to go far far out (e.g. into the arctic) and use distance to separate from broken culture (and have a lot of legal/regulatory autonomy because the nearest cop is 1000 miles away).
The other is to just create a community anywhere but simply isolate the culture. Amish and Hasidic Jews have shown that this does work.
Going far out creates urgency to solve certain problems which staying close to "civilization" does not. But staying close is generally a lot easier.
One could fairly ask "why re-invent the Amish?" and the Amish have really figured this out. But what the Amish have not figured out (and don't seem interested in) is how to on-board anyone else. So they're all set but the rest of us are still screwed.
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One interesting question is how a settlement should interface with the government. If most of the people living there are not making any formal income, there's no reason not to sign everyone in the settlement up for SNAP and Section8. The income to the settlement organization would be immense.
I think one thing the Amish got very right is that car ownership creates more problems than it solves. It's hard to tell everybody that they need to sell their car on day 1, but building a walkable community in a place with river access only will help move people away from using their car. Also, river access only puts a limit on people coming in to snoop around and potentially make trouble.
Personal electronics (phones, computers, TVs) PROBABLY need to simply be forbidden on the location. Designated office areas may be appropriate for computer usage, but phones are just a short road to slop-scrolling...
In place of TV and such, there should be a LOT of communal rituals and activities which take place.
A communal currency is practically obligatory, and I think that (to the extent possible) there should be no clear exchange rate. If there's a store on site selling food for SNAP EBT, that food would obviously need to be priced in dollars, but things like ferry boat transport, hot meals, and a haircut at the community barber would better be offered exclusively in the community currency.
Something to avoid is people bringing drugs and goyslop from outside of the community and selling it to community members. Making the community currency something that cannot easily be exchanged, is a feature.
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IDEALLY, one would encourage a different language inside of the community. Being bilingual is a super-power because you are able to switch between the Big Toxic Culture language, and the Family / Community Language which creates a clear distinction between talking to Safe People and talking to strangers (probably having toxic culture).
There's a possibility that China would be willing to co-sponsor such a community project if the language chosen for the community was actually Chinese.
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That's all I've got for now...
