A good article covering kibbutzim as an example of bottom-up, community socialism https://www.cato.org/policy-report/march/april-2021/how-i-became-libertarian h

A good article covering kibbutzim as an example of bottom-up, community socialism https://www.cato.org/policy-report/march/april-2021/how-i-became-libertarian https://www.cato.org/policy-report/march/april-2021/how-i-be... And the immortal quote from Milton Friedman: "There are four ways in which you can spend money. You can spend your own money on yourself. When you do that, why then you really watch out what you’re doing, and you try to get the most for your money. Then you can spend your own money on somebody else. For example, I buy a birthday present for someone. Well, then I’m not so careful about the content of the present, but I’m very careful about the cost. Then, I can spend somebody else’s money on myself. And if I spend somebody else’s money on myself, then I’m sure going to have a good lunch! Finally, I can spend somebody else’s money on somebody else. And if I spend somebody else’s money on somebody else, I’m not concerned about how much it is, and I’m not concerned about what I get. And that’s government." In this framework mutual aid, if it doesn't get captured by centralized "soviets"/etc., as it always is, /might/ be one step better than current public spending. But why not use the actual best option? Outlier personal events are a solved problem, via insurance (the way it's commonly understood, not the semi-public routine maintenance subscription plan that is health "insurance").