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In this episode we discuss when **Joe Quirk** recounts the turbulent history of the **seasteading movement**, detailing a decade-long struggle to establish autonomous floating societies. He describes a cycle of **political betrayals** and media hostility, ranging from abandoned agreements in **French Polynesia** to the life-threatening legal pursuit of pioneers in **Thailand**. **Quirk** emphasizes that the movement’s survival depends on the power of **compelling storytelling** to overcome negative propaganda and government opposition. Despite numerous setbacks, he highlights recent progress in **Panama** and the **Maldives** as evidence of the project’s resilience. Ultimately, the narrative frames seasteading as an **antifragile mission** that gains strength and global reach through every attempt to suppress it.#Seasteading #FloatingSocieties #AutonomousFloatingCities #JoeQuirk #SeasteadingMovement #FrenchPolynesia #PanamaSeasteading #MaldivesProgress #Antifragile #AntifragileSeasteading #SeasteadingResilience #FloatingFreedom #OceanLibertarianism #SeaStead #BlueFrontier #PoliticalBetrayal #GovernmentOpposition #CompellingStorytelling #OvercomePropaganda #SeasteadingSetbacks

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Join the ASC crew for our end-of-year live recap and forward-looking discussion on the future of manned underwater habitats!In this casual hangout, we break down the biggest moments, breakthroughs, and challenges from 2025—including Underwater Intervention highlights, our evolving social media & podcast strategy, the dive community's pulse, the ongoing Deep Vanguard developments, power & tech advancements, and what simpler, sustainable living under the sea could really look like.Then we dive into our unfiltered predictions for 2026: What’s coming next for ocean colonization, habitat tech, DEMA in New Orleans, scientific missions, and the push toward longer-term human presence underwater?Whether you're a scuba diver, ocean enthusiast, marine scientist, or just fascinated by living beneath the waves—this is the conversation you don't want to miss. Drop your own 2026 predictions or questions in the comments—we read and reply!

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