People afraid of communism have trouble imagining a world where a "communally owned" consensus and governance system can exist in a way that is not reduced to a dictator.

They're also people who argue that cryptocurrency is just a bad database with more steps.

A doodler and computerer. I like permissive/permissionless open source, smart contracts, p2p systems, room-scale VR, and NixOS.

Currently: WhatsABI

To be fair there aren’t a lot of good examples of where it’s turned out well.

PhD candidate @ubcforestry researching forest immersion + health • Multisensory Forest Guide • Developing ForestAR • Recognize Rights of More-Than-Humans

Is your family not operating on a communal governance?