In 2007 the video game Bioshock released. In the game, Andrew Ryan, a megalomaniac built his own city underwater with the idea of 'no gods or kings, only man'. In this episode, Sam and Harry talk about what would happen if a billionaire built their own city. Decentralized power and water? A city governed by smart contracts and code? Listen to this episode to hear wild ideas on what a city built from scratch could look like. 

• Seasteading

• Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments

• Direct democracy 

• Smart contracts

"Steamtech Mayhem"

Music by Eric Matyas

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