Free Land

[Zinjanthropos]

Ya, well nothing is free, there’s a few catches.

If you qualify, show that you can handle it, Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific is looking for migrants. Better known for being the final stop of The Bounty mutineers and some Polynesians, this British island colony is in need of some hearty souls if only to help diversify the gene pool.

The article contains a link to a huge sex scandal that rocked the island in early 2000’s and is quite an interesting read. Almost like discovering a lost tribe in the jungle and applying our laws to their behavior.

https://freedomsurfer.com/pitcairn/

[C C]

Ya, well nothing is free, there’s a few catches.

If you qualify, show that you can handle it, Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific is looking for migrants. Better known for being the final stop of The Bounty mutineers and some Polynesians, this British island colony is in need of some hearty souls if only to help diversify the gene pool.

The article contains a link to a huge sex scandal that rocked the island in early 2000’s and is quite an interesting read. Almost like discovering a lost tribe in the jungle and applying our laws to their behavior.

https://freedomsurfer.com/pitcairn/

Obviously, no one with medical problems should move there. They'd literally have to be as successfully avoidant of doctors as I am, and that means either "the right diet slash exercise slash access to supplements" or having inherited the genes of Ashkenazi Jews. 

I've looked it over from satellite view once or twice in the past. It's only 1.7 square miles (4.5 square kilometers), and most of that actually looks like slope (maybe steep slope at times) rather than flat top surface. Islands that have to import fuel and other important resources are usually extremely expensive in terms of utilities and store products. 

So in terms of jobs/income and modern living, I don't know how a community can even survive there unless they're receiving some form of welfare from the UK. Again, that's in the context of the lifestyle that inhabitants are addicted to and dependent upon today -- not living like rugged frontier folk back in the 1800s.

Granted, they may have enough fishing and agriculture that they wouldn't starve to death without the outside world. But they don't seem to be exporting any goods (apart from crafts and postage stamps) to pay for the technological conveniences and materials they have.

There's also tourism -- but seriously, the place is so isolated and the ship visits are limited -- how many could they be getting per year? It sounds like there are only two or three properties to rent at any one time. At $200 a day per person, are tourists numerous enough to generate sufficient revenue?

https://www.countryreports.org/country/P...conomy.htm

"The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships."

[stryder]

Obviously, no one with medical problems should move there. They'd literally have to be as successfully avoidant of doctors as I am, and that means either "the right diet slash exercise slash access to supplements" or having inherited the genes of Ashkenazi Jews. 

I've looked it over from satellite view once or twice in the past. It's only 1.7 square miles (4.5 square kilometers), and most of that actually looks like slope (maybe steep slope at times) rather than flat top surface. Islands that have to import fuel and other important resources are usually extremely expensive in terms of utilities and store products. 

So in terms of jobs/income and modern living, I don't know how a community can even survive there unless they're receiving some form of welfare from the UK. Again, that's in the context of the lifestyle that inhabitants are addicted to and dependent upon today -- not living like rugged frontier folk back in the 1800s.

Granted, they may have enough fishing and agriculture that they wouldn't starve to death without the outside world. But they don't seem to be exporting any goods (apart from crafts and postage stamps) to pay for the technological conveniences and materials they have.

There's also tourism -- but seriously, the place is so isolated and the ship visits are limited -- how many could they be getting per year? It sounds like there are only two or three properties to rent at any one time. At $200 a day per person, are tourists numerous enough to generate sufficient revenue?

https://www.countryreports.org/country/P...conomy.htm

"The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships."

Seems they have a number of Cruise ships per year:
https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/pitcairn-is...p-schedule

Just to pick on one particular company to see what destinations they stop at:
https://www.silversea.com/find-a-cruise....le%5D=true
Seems they island hop a bunch of locations, probably stop for a day or two here and there for the passengers to check places out.

It is a distance though, they've Starlink but no Cell service (satellite phones for emergencies apparently) I would guess their crime rate is low if existant. I would say it's the ultimate gated community next door (well closer than here) to an UNESCO site.