The toilet won’t clean itself in this self-sustaining commune. Either you do it, you pay someone to do it, or you trade tasks—that’s how it works. There’s no manager, no authority, just a shared understanding that if something needs to be done, someone has to step up.

The irony, of course, is that the frustration some feel isn’t a sign of failure—it’s proof the system is working as intended. Decentralized, self-driven, and free from the usual hierarchies of control.

And yet, even in this radical openness, the natural order persists: the 20% will lead the 80%, as they always have. But what if it were the other way around? 🙃If the 80% dictated the course for the 20%, would that be better balance...