Asgardia - Become a citizen of the first space nation

[JShwlm]

Asgardia is a new nation being created by scientists that aims to create a space station for people to live on outside the rules of earthly governance. It is seeking to get recognition from the UN and is accepting 1 million citizens right now. This was just launched 4 days ago and there is already almost 400k citizens. After 1 million is reached they will stop accepting until they launch their first satellite in 2017 or 2018. The initial citizens have the opportunity to help create the governance system! This is why I am posting this here. This seems to be something legit and we can help create a better system then we should. I know it sounds crazy but if this happens and it works then we should be a part of it.

 

This comes from the concept page on the website.

"The project's concept comprises three parts – philosophical, legal and scientific/technological. And it's hard to say which of these is more important.

1. The project's philosophy starts at selecting the name for this new country – Asgardia. In ancient Norse mythology, Asgard was a city in the skies, the country of the Gods. It is the realisation of man's eternal dream to leave his cradle on Earth and expand into the Universe.

Asgardia is a fully-fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations - with all the attributes this status entails: a government and embassies, a flag, a national anthem and insignia, and so on.

The essence of Asgardia is Peace in Space, and the prevention of Earth’s conflicts being transferred into space.

Asgardia is also unique from a philosophical aspect – to serve entire humanity and each and everyone, regardless of his or her personal welfare and the prosperity of the country where they happened to be born.

Asgardia's philosophical envelope is to ‘digitalise’ the Noosphere, creating a mirror of humanity in space but without Earthly division into states, religions and nations. In Asgardia we are all just Earthlings!"

 

http://asgardia.space/concept

 

I hope you check out the site and sign up to be an Asgardian

[Iron Horse]

Was Asgard not doomed to die in the fires of Ragnarok with Fenris howling until he swallows the moon whole?

On a more serious note, how does the current or the idealized state of the internet differ from the Noosphere, digital or otherwise?  There are a couple of things, access requirements, filters on imput (Should I type X?) but functionally, it can be called the noosphere, couldn't it?