Large-Scale Coordination Challenges

The cluster discusses the immense difficulties in implementing ambitious ideas or projects due to lack of political will, coordination among governments and businesses, logistical hurdles, and achieving global consensus.

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dplakon Jul 13, 2011 View on HN

damn, that's genius. it would take a lot of cooperation from huge entities though.

mikeash Dec 7, 2017 View on HN

I would think so. Getting enough buy-in for such a thing could be challenging.

TeMPOraL Jun 8, 2018 View on HN

This doesn't account for difficulty of coordinating those thousands of others.

mistermann May 21, 2020 View on HN

Even assuming they are capable of that (I am doubtful), reaching consensus on the idea seems quite a bit of a long shot. Something likely needs to be done though, somehow.

toomuchtodo Aug 9, 2021 View on HN

It’s not practical if there isn’t the political will to implement it.

nopenopenopeno Nov 27, 2022 View on HN

In that case, good luck implementing it short of a wholesale political revolution.

phpnode Mar 3, 2016 View on HN

It's not feasible because of cost and political will.

digi_owl Jun 3, 2016 View on HN

It is the intention, but the number of moving parts vs manpower available likely makes it hard to deliver on.

toomuchtodo Nov 13, 2023 View on HN

It's possible when there is political will.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38117223

incomingpain Nov 20, 2023 View on HN

I love the idea and really hope it happens. I feel like all the political parties are on the same page in needing this. The problem seems to be more practical or the fear of being the first one to follow through on a large scale.