I think the difference is scale. When for every person with a 9-5 job and a living wage you have 5-10 able bodied adults who live next door and are starving and

I think the difference is scale. When for every person with a 9-5 job and a living wage you have 5-10 able bodied adults who live next door and are starving and have nothing to lose, not much can physically protect you. It becomes economically cheaper to share than to protect your assets.