it's helpful to distinguish intentional community from commune. the amish have private property so there is maybe more incentive to accumulate intergenerational

it's helpful to distinguish intentional community from commune. the amish have private property so there is maybe more incentive to accumulate intergenerational wealth. they also withhold secondary education from their children and pressure them to marry and reproduce at a young age, so staying in the community quickly becomes their only realistic option if they want to feed their family.