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It has been tried and it works for several small groups. Usually tribal in nature. The higest order of this lifestyle as far as I am concerned are the omish. They have made it to the early industrial age.

I have trouble seeing this from a completely communal perspective. I am a capitalist. The world is capitalist even in communist countries at least socialist. To work for nothing hmmmmmmmmm.


That am a tuffy. History of all successful communal efforts seemed to leave people somewhere around the 18th century life style. Could you get such a world to work together to explore space. I would think not as there probably would be no apparent need to do the exploration . In a communal life style there is little innovation beyond what is needed to provide food water and shelter.

Cat scans, airplanes, cars. I believe that technology spawns out of necessity. Only a few things drive necessity in my book survival in war, survival from famine, survival from the elements. When necessity no longer is the most difficult goal then comes free time leisure and time to ponder the universe.


In theory it could work but I believe it is against human nature. There are those who eek out a living from the earth and those who see them eeking and decide it is easier to hit them over the head to get their food. Thems the two types of humans. In capitalism the ones who hit you on the head are at the bottom of the ladder and the top. The middle is just there to be thumped.