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I've been thinking about extreme co-living, with people who have a shared set of values living together and sharing not just the living space, but also wealth,
by moosey 7y ago
I've been thinking about extreme co-living, with people who have a shared set of values living together and sharing not just the living space, but also wealth, to such an extent that it's basically a new-age monasticism. Regardless, the idea is crazy and out there, and probably possible with a limited subset of college professors or something like that, but still, it has its basis in shared values.
Working at the same company is not a shared set of values, at least not the way that companies are structured today and how workers are seen by those companies. As such, I don't think that these living spaces can build the tribal and communal opportunities that make a shared living space workable, and make people willing to improve that shared space. As corporations become larger, and with consideration to the fact that they might start to consider these kinds of shared values and try to build based on those, it might be possible, but it's probably also illegal for a corporation to do such a thing.
- closetohome 7y agoI think you nailed it with the common interests thing. People have compared this to both college dorm living and military boarding -- but in both of those cases you're surrounded by people your age with a ton of common interests, experiences, and values. Creating a community from a mixed bag of corporate workers is possible, but it would take a lot more work.