If the earth tried to become one nation, fighting over where the capital should be would fragment it again.
The capital would be in space or on the moon
True, but maybe there would be a vote?then it comes down to india vs. china, because they have tons more citizens than other nations
There'd be some squabbling over which time zone would be used to schedule meetings, since officials far away from that time zone would need to work nights, but otherwise everyone could just work from home and there's no need to establish a single city to be the heart of the world government.What if it were two capital cities for Earth instead of one? They could be antipodal so the time zones wouldn't be an issue.
If the earth tried to become one nation, fighting over where the capital should be would fragment it again.
I have a feeling it'll end up being Switzerland.
What if it were two capital cities for Earth instead of one? They could be antipodal so the time zones wouldn't be an issue.
Space.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE_jAwOyrxU
The idea of having a capital city is to centralize government activities. Having more than one kind of defeats that purpose. You'd effectively have two separate governments that way, which is largely unnecessary for the highest level (and lower levels would already be regionally divided, not unlike the current arrangement of federal, state, and municipal governments).
One at each pole. Each one rules over the world for 6 months. It switches every equinox. The capital is eternally bathed in sun.
Anywhere in Africa is not a good idea, too much of the continent is wilderness or just desolate. So if you're going to put in one of the modern cities, why not pick somewhere both more tolerable climate-wise and less remote?
The Middle East is an even worse idea. Placing your capital in the middle of an area which has been consumed by religious and sectarian violence for centuries is just asking for trouble.
I'd say somewhere like London or New York.
You do realize that most capital "cities" are basically towns of a few thousand people that happen to have a government building?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals_by_population239 - 94 is still most.
You have to go to #94 (Malawi) to even dip below 1 million.
239 - 94 is still most.Fair, but it's also not until you get to #217 (Turks and Caicos Islands) that you could call the populations "a few thousand".
239 - 94 is still most.
I'll give this idea style points, if nothing else.
It wouldnt be at a physical location, but an internet domain.
Speaking of which, how about a massive supertanker with a city built on its deck that just chugs around the ocean randomly? Then every once in a while your global capital comes chugging into sight off your coast, and you'd better be on your best behavior!
I'll see your supertanker, and raise you an airship.
If the earth tried to become one nation, fighting over where the capital should be would fragment it again.
The geographic center for the Earth's population would be in southern/eastern Asia, so the capital should be around there.
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/more-than-half-the-worlds-population-lives-inside-this-circle
Basically pick any major city inside that circle.
Don't know why the fuck Asia wasn't even an option when over half the world's population lives there.
"Other" when you had like 4 other spots for poll options, lol
Ironically, a significant number of people complaining are actual New Yorkers who wish it would go somewhere else.
Atlantis
Wait...Only if we change it back to Constantinople first
Why not Istanbul?
Are we talking SHIELD helicarrier or like a giant blimp? Or like a massive platform help up by multiple balloons?
Or are we going all-in on something like Columbia from Bioshock?