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I don't doubt that these places can be educational and fun. I'm in complete agreement with the idea that we lose a sense of community and humanity in large citi
by imiric 2y ago
I don't doubt that these places can be educational and fun. I'm in complete agreement with the idea that we lose a sense of community and humanity in large cities.
What I scoff at is when communes and villages are marketed as being the greatest place to live in. Particularly when it comes from upper-class urbanites who are oblivious of the challenges of this kind of lifestyle.
But maybe I'm wrong in prejudging this particular case. That's just the impression I got from the website and the exotic sounding name. It's very similar to the show "The Curse" which satirizes these people.
- orwin 2y agoI'm not from a city, and I would argue that you lose the sense of community and humanity even in small village if you don't get out of your own way. I'm not as critical. It seems like a 'scam' at worse ('reality embellishments' rather than a true scam), a nice place at best, and a fun experience in most cases. I do not think those challenges are particularly hard (especially because California weather is very soft, and winter is always the harsher time in communes in my experience). I'd say 'let them try'. But I get your point, nowadays peddling this kind of imagery feels scammy.