I've read the histories of many intentional communities and seen a few
first
hand. Two kinds, says I, endure much beyond the pipe dream stage. I call
these the Amish-type and the Benedictine-type.
The Amish-type are communities where everyone independently owns their own
means with the other members of the community assuring that each
independent
person's assets and opportunities are protected and maximized. In the
Amish-type
community decisions are made by consensus.
The Benedictine-type community is where all things are held in common. No
one owns anything peronally.
homestead it. Use it to directly provide as much of your sustenance as
you can.
having to expand to fit it, rather than the homestead shrink to fit the
homesteader, then I suppose it's possible to not be able to do it.
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