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Alaska's population is lower than it was 7 years ago. More people have moved away than moved in every year for the past 10 years.

Don't really matter. As the population increases and is increasingly urban, those values and restrictions are imposed on frontier as well.

There are probably more unlicensed pilots in Alaska than there are licensed. "Restrictions" on the frontier out in Alaska are a LONG way away...

Being truly free to do something is different than just not getting caught.

I grew up in Bozeman, Montana, so I've got my own sob story of beloved disappearing hometown to contend with, thanks.

Agreed. Alaska is pretty much fully mapped out, there’s no real secrets out there anymore.

The deep ocean is the last unmapped frontier on Earth.