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[–] CervicalStrike [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I may have given the impression that it would be an entirely self-sustaining community which I did not intend. The goal would be for it to become that one day, but not for many years. The first inhabitants will be selected only among a pool of people who can prove that they have a sustainable source of income. This could include computer programmers that telecommute as you mentioned, people that work in the field traveling for a week here and there but otherwise working from home (as I do), or people that simply already have a lot of money, retirees perhaps. I also mentioned in the OP that the land would be approximately an hour's drive away from a fairly large city, so people could potentially commute back and forth for employment.

The main thing is that the growth would happen very very slowly, and the only new inhabitants will be those people who are financially capable of building a home and sustaining their income. The only freebies I will be offering is to build on land that they do not have to buy. I am as of yet undecided on how I want to work ownership rights in this plan. I am hesitant at the idea of splitting up ownership in any fashion.

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[–] 6314315? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you run it as your own private enclave, dictator style, it will cause problems. If you let it be run through community democracy, someone could turn the community against you (it happens). How good are your in-person people skills? Do you think that you have the persuasive charisma and wisdom to be considered a thought-leader, community head, even without actually flexing any muscle?

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[–] CervicalStrike [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I consider myself charismatic enough to settle disagreements and to be a public speaker when the eventual time comes for that. But yeah I would have to figure out an alternative ownership no matter what, since I will of course be dead eventually. Orania's system seems to work well for them, where the entire town is a corporation, and lands purchased are considered shares of the company. They're led by a group of 12 shareholders.