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DanArmak comments on Crazy Ideas Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 08 July 2015 11:38:45AM *  5 points [-]

Selling territory is already impossible politically, but what's much worse is selling over a population of your citizens, or forcing them to relocate. An uninhabited island would be an easier sell, but also of much less value to anyone.