Patri Friedman
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Patri Friedman is an American
activist and theorist of political economy
.
, and is a graduate of Upper Merion Area High School
, class of 1994, where he went by the name Patri Forwalter-Friedman. He graduated from Harvey Mudd College
in 1998, and formerly wrote code for Google. He is a poker player who's cashed in the World Series of Poker
four times.
co-founder Peter Thiel
. The Institute's mission is "to establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems". This was initially a part-time project — one day a week while working as a Google
engineer the rest of the time — but Friedman left Google on July 29, 2008 to spend more time on seasteading. He and partner Wayne Gramlich hoped to float the first prototype seastead in the San Francisco Bay
by 2010. At the October Seasteading social, it was announced that current plans are to launch a seastead by 2014.
and economist Rose Friedman
and son of economist and physicist David D. Friedman
. He is separated from wife Shannon Friedman and has one son and one daughter.
Articles
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
activist and theorist of political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
.
Background
Friedman grew up in King of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania
King of Prussia is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,936. The community took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after...
, and is a graduate of Upper Merion Area High School
Upper Merion Area High School
Upper Merion Area High School is a high school of the Upper Merion Area School District located at 435 Crossfield Road in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania....
, class of 1994, where he went by the name Patri Forwalter-Friedman. He graduated from Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
in 1998, and formerly wrote code for Google. He is a poker player who's cashed in the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
four times.
The Seasteading Institute
Friedman is Executive Director of the Seasteading Institute, founded on April 15, 2008 with a half-million-dollar investment by PayPalPayPal
PayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
co-founder Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel
Peter Andreas Thiel is an American business magnate, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. With Elon Musk and Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its CEO...
. The Institute's mission is "to establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems". This was initially a part-time project — one day a week while working as a Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
engineer the rest of the time — but Friedman left Google on July 29, 2008 to spend more time on seasteading. He and partner Wayne Gramlich hoped to float the first prototype seastead in the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
by 2010. At the October Seasteading social, it was announced that current plans are to launch a seastead by 2014.
Family
Patri is the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman
Milton Friedman was an American economist, statistician, academic, and author who taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades...
and economist Rose Friedman
Rose Friedman
Rose Director Friedman , also known as Rose D. Friedman and Rose Director was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. She was the wife of Milton Friedman , the winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics, and sister of Aaron Director...
and son of economist and physicist David D. Friedman
David D. Friedman
David Director Friedman is an American economist, author, and Right-libertarian theorist. He is known as a leader in anarcho-capitalist political theory, which is the subject of his most popular book, The Machinery of Freedom...
. He is separated from wife Shannon Friedman and has one son and one daughter.
External links
- Distributed Republic blog: Patri Friedman
- Let A Thousand Nations Bloom, blog about competitive government by Friedman, Jonathan Wilde, Mike Gibson, Will Chamberlain, and Michael Strong
- PUA 4 LTR, a blog Friedman started in November 2009 applying pickup artistPickup artistPickup artist describes a man who considers himself to be skilled, or who tries to be skilled at meeting, attracting, and seducing women.The use of pickup in this context, slang for making a casual acquaintance with a stranger in anticipation of sexual relations, dates from at least the World War,...
skills (PUA) to intimate relationshipIntimate relationshipAn intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Physical intimacy is characterized by romantic or passionate love and attachment, or sexual activity. The term is also sometimes used euphemistically for a sexual...
s (Long-Term Relationships or LTRs)
Articles
- "The Next Frontier: 'Seasteading' the Oceans" CNet, 2-2-09
- "Live Free or Drown" Wired, 1-19-09
- Russ Roberts interview: "Patri Friedman on Seasteading", EconTalk, 10-13-08
- "Patri Friedman & Seasteading Interview", PodCrash, 8-03-08
- http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/06/ws-radio-patr-1.htmlPodcast interview: "WS Radio: Patri Friedman Audio", Western StandardWestern StandardThe Western Standard is a Calgary, Alberta-based libertarian-conservative publication that billed itself as Canada's only conservative national news magazine...
, 6-19-08] - Lee, Timothy B. "Seasteading: Engineering the Long Tail of Nations", ArsTechnica, 6-9-2008
- Anissimov, Michael. "Seasteading Institute Interview w/ Patri Friedman", Accelerating Future, 5-14-08
- Reason.com "20,000 Nations Above the Sea", 5-08-09
- Wired "Live Free or Drown: Floating Utopias on the Cheap"
- Forbes "Names You Need to Know in 2011: Patri Friedman"
- CBS News "Ocean cities? So says Milton Friedman's grandson"
- NBC LA "Direct Impact: NBC Interview with Patri Friedman"
- Documentary Appearance "On the Trail of Easy Rider"
- Documentary Appearance "How to Start Your Own Country"
- Television Series Appearance "Mega Engineering"