So it hasn't been done before since scale is key here where toy solutions to coordination problems fail

There's nothing stopping the idea from scaling.

Really!? A good idea .. just scales? Is that how you view the world?

A good idea is nothing without good execution. And execution requires patience, coordination, a good amount of luck .. and so much ideas.

It is like what they say - Ideas are infinite. Nobody cares about them.

Explain what problems are encountered with 1000 feature requests linked to bounties that aren't encountered with 10 feature requests linked to bounties.