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Originally Posted by Azure
The real question is, since governments do video conferencing all the time, why couldn't they do it now?
It would save everyone a lot of money.
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I think there are several reasons why they meet in person, in urban centers. First reason is from the times when a lack of communication nearly cost the Russians and Americans a salvo of nukes.
The second reason is that the leaders of assorted countries actually want to make sure the people have a voice. If they met in the middle of the ocean on a cruise ship, how could the people have a voice. Government should be out in the open, protesting is part of that.
Like expensive elections, these types of meetings are expensive to host. No one said democracy was cheap.