Just putting this out there: I don't think this idea is crazy. I fully endorse this.

However, I'm not really a part of the Reddit community.

If HN wants to start a similar project, or combine, I would be completely for it and would to like be involved. Or, I seem to remember a submission a while ago about creating off-shore communities.... Could just join that initiative.

Was it the Venus Project perhaps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venus_Project ?