[codeisawesome]

I think one would run into trouble with the local hard-power gatekeepers in most places with this approach. I believe South Africa had a problem where activists tried to improve water supply infra but got blocked by the local government (which was and is doing a terrible job).

[baybal2]

Why not then just buy off these local bureaucrats to make them f... off and let you do their job?

Second, if it comes to "hard-power gatekeepers," $1000-$2000 a months buys you employment of a local toughboy ready to receive punches, and deliver punches for you.

A successful IT business can probably really throw its weight around when it comes to somebody trying to "наехать"

[pdabbadabba]

> Second, if it comes to "hard-power gatekeepers," $1000-$2000 a months buys you employment of a local toughboy ready to receive punches, and deliver punches for you.

Sure, but at this point isn't your advice just "why not bribe government officials and go to war with the mafia"? Sure, someone could do that. But...maybe we can imagine reasons why they would be reluctant to do so?

One notable failure mode of this strategy would be: mafia guy shows up at your house and hits you with a hammer until you're no longer able to/interested in continuing to pursue this strategy.

[heavenlyblue]

Well or you could just migrate to a country where you don’t need to наехать