it will be filled with office staff from multiple countries all working on american/silicon valley projects for dollar without being on mainland due to visa restrictions, not a true free society/country of bitcoin.
One step at a time. They're doing it right--with a profitable business-plan in place. Seasteading needs to be self-sufficient economically to survive. This first one is historic, and it's important that it succeed so we can garner mainstream interest in future version and extensions of the idea rather than wait another half-generation before attempting another one.