Right, but isn't the ignorance of actual human character shortcomings a huge reason why communism can't ever work, even on paper? People are inherently self-in

Right, but isn't the ignorance of actual human character shortcomings a huge reason why communism can't ever work, even on paper? People are inherently self-interested. I would argue that any proposal for an economic system or government needs to acknowledge this at the outset and be built based on that foundational belief.