u/yuglinventures

Why does organizing a group trip always fall apart at the payment stage?

Curious if others have this experience. Every time I try to organize something with friends — camping, festival, group house — the idea dies not because people aren't interested, but because no one wants to be the first to pay.

It's not a trust problem. It's a coordination problem. Everyone would pay if everyone paid. But since payment is sequential, the first few people carry all the risk.

Has anyone found a good way around this? Curious what actually works before I keep building something.

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u/yuglinventures — 15 hours ago