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C03
The technology works. The economics don't. And 'too expensive' means eight different things — identify which kind you face before choosing a strategy.
Proven Technology Blocked by Unviable Economics
24 problems across 15 domains · v3: 10 → v4: 17 → v5: 22 → v6: 23
Shared Structural DNA
These ~22 problems have already been solved technically — the technology works. What blocks them is economics, but 'too expensive' means eight different things. Recycled plastic costs more than virgin because polymer degradation is inherent — the same physics-imposed cost floor that makes PFAS destruction prohibitively expensive. Small modular reactors face first-of-a-kind costs that only decline with deployment. The stewardship-commerce conflict adds a structural dimension: antibacterial drug development collapses because maximizing sales contradicts the public health goal of minimizing use.
Cost per unit too high for market acceptance
Running costs exceed economic viability
Component is cheap but system integration is prohibitive
Market too small to support manufacturing infrastructure
Physics-mandated energy requirements create an irreducible cost floor
Incumbent technology set price expectations that new technology must match
Costs only decline with deployment, but deployment requires costs to decline first
Business model (maximize sales) contradicts public health goal (minimize use)
Member Problems
Domain Spread