Floating cities could be the future of living.

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The Seasteading Institute made waves in 2008 (sorry, not sorry) when notable VC Peter Thiel decided to co-found the project. The floating cities are meant to serve as politically autonomous experiments with their own economies.

The project still seems far from completion, but the Seasteading Institute remains committed to its 2020 goal of bringing the futuristic cities to life. Here's a closer look at their plan.