The Pros and Cons of Living in an Income-Sharing Commune

In the heart of Washington, D.C., seven people live in a single home and pool all of their incomes (which range from upwards of $80,000 to a couple thousand) together to share. The residents of Compersia Commune embrace an ideology that values unpaid labor and disavows capitalism. In this tiny, socialized economy, the collective gets everything you have-which, for some, has been liberating. “We talk a lot and think a lot about trying to transform our relationship to money,” says GPaul, the commune’s founder. “We’re doing all of this work so that worrying about money [and] stressing about money is not so present in our lives.”
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[@pauka90]

They should combine more minimalistic philosophy because looking at all that clutter and mess makes me sick...

[@daver4481]

Lol, I kind of thought the same thing... ;)

[@cansucansu4385]

Agreed

[@6iaZkMagW7EFs]

pauka90 well, that you.

[@TheChildfreeCurlyGirl]

I was thinking the exact thing!

[@heyLORDitsme]

pauka90 i thought most collectives were off the grid types AND usually minimalistic

[@egc3729]

Looks like they haven't figured out who is responsible for cleaning.

[@CeeCeeB.]

👏🏻🙄

[@AandP4dummieslikeme]

LOL I can't imagine what it smells like. And sharing a bathroom with these people? No thanks.

[@beautychallengechannel6466]

😂😂😂😂

[@sassybatchz]

I think there's a difference between dirty and cluttered. It doesn't necessarily look dirty just cluttered as hell

[@fobbitguy]

Like most utopian communities in the past their community will implode when they figure more people are taking than giving.

[@kimchloe4458]

I could do shared land and garden and farm but the clutter is already driving me nuts in the living space.

[@AvgJane19]

Kim Chloe that's just them, you can definitely organize better in your own shared space

[@user-hv6dv6wh7v]

It was called the tradigity of the commons. (Shared lands) in the early American colonies. Almost everyone died. Try cracking a history book every once in a while.

[@Bobbobbob984]

Tragedy of the commons is an economic idea. It only applies if no one can talk to each other and make an enforceable deal for the better of eveyone. It's 4 adults for freaks sake. They could fix it if they wanted to. They probs don't care. There's 3 children running around what's clutter.

[@SuperHorseman22]

+S “Superhero for Fun!” history books lie

[@bpjog25]

The clutter is the first thing I noticed. I'm sure someone will get it together. 50 hours of community labor, that should be plenty of time.

[@joeweaver7288]

The woman who makes 80K a year is just paying for a bunch of squaters.

[@tisha3831]

Hopefully she has a secret savings stashed in the capitalist bank.

[@rhondarose9497]

somebody should clean that house....ok that would be my job

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Well she seems fine with it. This is what gender equality looks like.

[@alexcarter8807]

I have seen this and lived this. Survivalist compound on 5 acres, the owner of which makes around $100k a year. He invites all kinds of squatters to come live, the ones with any work ethic at all (myself, and a few others) get all the work piled onto them and eventually wise up and leave. The owner's left with a lot of lazy suck-ups who stroke his ego by agreeing with everything he says no matter how stupid, picture Mr. Burns out of the Simpsons and his yes-men.

[@courtesyofdickboak]

She’s also contributing her ex husbands child support

[@noragoodman-bryan1336]

when the kid apologized for interrupting, I cried

[@lisafoos3948]

why?

[@noragoodman-bryan1336]

it was just so polite and cute

[@lisafoos3948]

Oh. That's sweet. : )

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

I.. honestly don't think he meant it... Like... really. It sounded ironic.

[@noragoodman-bryan1336]

k

[@DrewDienno]

"sorry for interrupting you" --what polite kids, my god!

[@lolk6331]

I thought the same thing I'm suprised more ppl in the. Moments section haven't mentioned it

[@thebattlemageXD]

That’s what I said

[@SometimesMyself]

Absolutely precious.

[@matthewkern6054]

someone making $27,000 and someone making $85,000 treated as equal providers.......hmmmm....i think i'll just keep my money thanks

[@blanket1309]

Matthew Kern I wonder who is taking advantage of whom!

[@jamiee1519]

actually, someone who used to make 27 thou... he quit and went freelance hahaaah

[@PFC_50_Grand]

What time is the daily stoning of residents that want to leave?

[@KarthikAyyalasomayajula]

The one making 85,000 brought 3 kids though

[@obeb787]

M awesome analysis!

[@tipsycat27]

i wouldnt wanna be making 80+k a year only to be sharing a dirty small space with a bunch of others and eating diseased, dumpster food....

[@jonguyen100]

@yutr7o6856e7d68f9g you have zero insight into her finances, or into what she gets back in the arrangement. Free childcare, for instance.

[@HHH-qp9zd]

@@jonguyen100 lmao, let's weigh both sides: make 85k/year, become financially stable and independent, save up for your children's college fund, retire at 55-60 OR make 85k/year, have most of that income go towards people who work and do less than you do, will never be financially independent, can't save for children's college fund because it all goes towards grown men and women, never be able to retire BUT AT LEAST I GET FREE CHILDCARE

[@kristenhayes8295]

@@HHH-qp9zd dude communes are wierd but they are not evil whats bad is not being able to choose. But they do have choices. They keep their finances in check and put money into different accounts for all the members. And even if that chick is the tent pole for 1 house and all utilities she's probably paying the same amount as for only her and her kids. Like chill this is like having roommates but with a student government and a fundraiser mixed in. And guess what? No one wants you in their commune and you don't have to be in one.

[@hypernation8298]

@@jonguyen100 im not sure of i would want free childcare in the form of Steve telling my kids "what he can do to stop that"

[@unsettledonpurpose]

Well, from an efficiency view for the commune, it does make more sense to have a few high cash earning people, instead of a bunch of people spending more man-hours making the same amount of cash. That said, those who are not earning, should have enough time to keep that house MUCH nicer. But, they knew they were being filmed, so perhaps, that's not a priority for them (?) Also, I'm not convinced that they have fully thought out the ramifications of sharing income as opposed to just reducing and sharing bills. It might be my indoctrination speaking, but this situation may be feasible as long as it remains a "family-sized" enterprise, but I seriously doubt this is scale-able to 15+ people. I predict if it gets much bigger the founder and the lawyer will leave together. (I suppose that's not a remarkable prediction.)

I couldn't live there. It's a dump.

[@TheFlutterflies]

Susan Fudge not in California! 🤣

[@itssenecaball]

Susan Fudge fuck that! they are dumpster diving for food...food that has been recalled! they are feeding the kids trash! oh mah gawwd!!!!

[@jaggsta]

prob has bed bugs also can't have all those people coming and going without getting bed bugs.

[@Tombee2]

Jaggsta oh come on its not *that* easy to get bed bugs

[@Tombee2]

Lauren Ball they may be feeding kids throsn out food but at the same time some people are feed their kids rrash in another way(double bacon cheese artery stopper with a gallon of soda and a mountain of greasu fries)

[@sethjones5250]

I grew up in a community where there was a group like that. It's resulted in a lot of pain now that I've grown up, and grown apart from them. It also gave me a very bad understanding of how to handle money, and what I am actually worth as a skilled laborer. When you grow up hating the idea of money, you tend to be willing to work for a lot less than you should and people take advantage of you.

[@JM-de2gh]

Yes, if you are the most efficient worker in a commune, you are discouraged and punished. If you are the least efficient worker in a commune, you are encouraged and rewarded. Thanks for sharing your experience over time.

[@christianrupprechter3645]

If the attorney left, the commune would be dead. They are already eating out of dumpsters!

[@Batya-Grace]

Christian Rupprechter ....That's why it's called a commune, because they all pitch in financially. It's not just the lawyer.

[@IndigoXYZ18]

Joyful Noise But she brings in half the money... The unspoken reality of their commune is that everybody secretly has a priority list of who they'd kick out if push came to shove. There is going to one person in that group who is least likely to be voted off, give a wild guess as to who is at the bottom of that list.

[@natecat33]

@@IndigoXYZ18 The whole idea of a commune is that human labor is intrinsically valuable, whether it is making 85,000 a year for the commune or caring for the children or preparing meals.

[@IndigoXYZ18]

natecat333 Well that's the thing, all forms of work just aren't as valuable. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't strife to life in a world where everybody is happy, healthy and well fed, but some careers make bring us closer to that reality than do others. Nobody would die tomorrow if all the fast food workers forgot how to do their jobs, where as if the same were true of doctors it would be a crisis. You need only grant me the fact that some jobs improve global well being more than others, and that most of these jobs only a handful of people can do, and you are literally describing what value is (utility & scarcity). That woman can dumpster dive for recalled chicken, that bum however cannot cover for her on a sick day and represent her clients in a court of law. Now I'm not opposed to socialized funding, far from it, there are problems that don't generate money by solving them, and where the free market cannot solve problems, not solve them fast enough, or actively cause programs, that's where a health dose of socialism comes into the picture to balance things out. That said we need to face facts lest we end up like Venezuela; a nuclear physicist brings more to the table than does somebody who collects cans. Full stop.

[@planetveganseries]

Just for the record, they also mentioned food reclamation, which is a really amazing way to get food from grocery stores that would be thrown away otherwise. We have to reshape the way that food is wasted around the world. Currently nearly 30% of food that is produced goes to waste. That's INSANE

[@MiniPeugot]

So the lawyer is paying for everything lmao

[@LoggyWD]

Yeah but she got a younger boyfriend.

[@m_m_m_m_m_m_m_m_m_m_m]

Not sure about that. Her income should be divided by 4 since she has 3 kids. I think...

[@therealhypehype5617]

And a bunch of babysitters lol

[@lukelyon1781]

You literally didn't pay attention to anything that was said in this video. All the income everyone makes is being pooled into a collective community fund that goes toward making it a more equitable community for all.

[@Campfishfamily]

So you have a bunch of people under the same roof, sharing all the bills? Yeah, you have roommates. Not a new thing.

[@maryanne2025]

this may be a bit different. .. aka sharing income

[@Parisroam]

It is like being married to whole bunch of people you done know, minus the sex. Your financial decisions are not your own.

[@drumyogi9281]

Paris Roam basically Socialism in a small scale. Like Jim Jones. You know, totally works in our brains if we just use our imaginaaation lmao

[@lendluke]

This could work for them, be I doubt socialism could work on any larger scale.

[@classapcs]

@Michael Bravo That's what socialist countries end up looking like...lol

[@johnsprystaff9605]

“I made 27, 000... so i quit my job and now I don’t know how much I make.” This is the exact opposite of the type of person you want splitting your resources...

[@DebsFan101]

Isn’t that the point though? These are people who realize that in a capitalistic society we decide one’s worth based on income. There are many valuable resources one can provide that don’t produce income. Cooking, cleaning, childcare, etc. I’d have no problem living with someone who earned no income, but did help keep the house running.

[@greggroberts2317]

I agree with you Sarah. I think we should start are own commune lol. I'm in Indiana now but looking to move anywhere warm all year round.

[@iridescentaurora268]

Idk, if I had kids, I don’t think I’d be all that comfortable with them living in the same house as several people that I really don’t know *that* well?.. I mean, they’re probably fine and being treated very well, but… seems a bit risky to me…

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

Sierra Long Yes! I was cringing the whole time, especially when her boyfriend, the man with whom after 3 weeks together she has the “ greatest relationship she has ever had”, yelled at her kids and was visibly angry. He may have had reason to be upset, but really? Talking to the kids like that in front of a film crew? I was very unimpressed.

[@almostskater3210]

+Mary Anne Brown Really? You are the reason kids are so weak and overly-sensitive in today's world.

[@HSfox]

Billsama Bin Clinten totally agree with you. You have to be cautious but we should also develop the skills needed to be in a functioning society. The kids in this video seemed nice polite and centered.

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

Billsama Bin Clinten How many children do you have?

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

H. Santos Believe me, my children definitely have the skills to make it in society. Are you a parent? Or are you just a keyboard warrior spouting of on a topic you have no personal experience dealing with.

[@dankhaze4207]

Is it just me or do all these people seem a bit off?

[@CriticalSurvival0]

Who are you to say what's normal? Shut up

[@powpowouchy5]

​@@CriticalSurvival0 somebody is a bit touchy. deeply insecure about your lifestyle?

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

@@powpowouchy5 what’s normal tho???

[@MoistMumble]

It's great that these people have found a way of life that makes them feel satisfied and whole. I hope it works out well for them and they reach their goal. I know I wouldn't fit in here at all, I like my own space and managing my own money.

[@merrelthorson2224]

So do l. I'm contemplating going to visit a friend, eager until my friend told me they are living in a commune, now not s sure about going, especially since my friend has been constantly nagging me to visit, l need t o find out more about communes.

[@MiniPeugot]

$60/hr as a handyman wtf is he on

[@kchididdy]

sounds right in sf bay area for quick jobs. keep in mind that he doesn't get many hours.

[@xXxGnuVirusxXx]

You get someone to come to your house to fix your plumbing, he is probably getting paid more than 60/hr

[@MiniPeugot]

San Francisco maybe. Not in Texas

[@shattynatty27]

Justin Červený different cost of living in Texas vs San Fran. That will effect wages/cost of goods and services.

[@MiniPeugot]

Payscale says different.

[@scottfree6479]

As long as you don’t force me to join then have at it. Make all the communes you want, but don’t legislate it.

[@BunnySlippers82]

"Setting aside money to put into individual accounts for each person." So the lawyer and the teacher are supporting 3 basically jobless men and ALSO giving them cash that they will never get back.

[@craiga4215]

No different than a husband and a stay at home mom. They do most of the financial work and the others likely do the house work. Both are equally important

[@BunnySlippers82]

@@craiga4215 They're not married, they're roommates. And by the looks of that unkempt house those 3 men are not doing housework nor taking good care of the other people's children.

[@landonyoung4850]

you mean a handyman, a small business owner, a teacher and a single unemployed man

[@kmtgoddess7793]

No there pooling together their resorces and as this commune grows so will the money and their opportunities. For example that person ur counting out as just the cook or whatever might be able to invent something or start some sort of buisness now or maybe the other will and they will all help and all share in the profits it's essentially a giant happy family

[@Niklas323]

There are components of commune living that makes sense. Child care shared amongst adults with shared living and eating space sounds very healthy, but income sharing isn't completely necessary and seems destabilizing. Cooperative housing with more communal elements might be more appropiate for most people.

[@bodyofhope]

Nada I have to agree with you. I love the idea of a community based child rearing, something that used to be more common in American Christian churches and in American Jewish communities. Some percentage of income pooling is fair for food and shared living expenses, but for the long term, a fully shared income seems very risky to me.

[@blah7983]

Maybe they could give a large share 30-40%, but a sense of independence is important.

[@patches_kitty]

Nada I agree. I think though that every commune is going to have different levels of involvement, and that that's okay too. Communes that are built and operate in the context of capitalism while being very socialist internally are the future. And communes aren't for everyone either- they are ugly when they are not free and consentual.

[@AuroraLalune]

Agreed

[@maryanne2025]

mm I've heard of shared living but this shared income ..perhaps not a lot of people would be able to do that.

[@Ellie01841]

You should do an update video. I would love to know if the commune was still working.

[@jeezthatscocky3144]

Miss_Ellie Update: last week, they all got sick from eating recalled romaine lettuce they found in the dumpsters. 🙃

[@avamasquerade]

Update: kids homeless now because Mom funded these freeloaders useless lives by diverting all her money into individual savings accounts for them instead of paying for her kid's college/training programs so they can actually support themselves.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

I think I can guess. Because collectivism NEVER WORKS.

[@techstyle123]

Bet it's long gone

Kathy Florcruz yeah that’s why we never lived in them ever in any time in human history OH WAIT

[@HibHab69]

The lawyer's problems stem from her previously having kids with an inflexible jerk. It wasn't a living problem.

[@lunapz433]

Yeah it almost seems like she is also paying for a father figure

[@mattkennedy6115]

She doesn’t seemed to be wrapped too tight

[@jessicakelly377]

“Food reclamation and rescue” - dumpster diving. 😂

[@kerseyatwell4475]

So this way of life is so great that they literally dumpster dive to put food on the table these people need to step back before they drink too much of the kool-aid

[@Adam-de8jm]

That lady could probably do better for 85k/year.

[@3of11]

Adam I don’t know she seemed crazier than a shithouse rat.

[@erinthesystem9608]

Not in D.C. she couldn't.

[@Imsoo188]

She’s probably paying off Student loans

[@Sbosch123]

Income sharing.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 SHE shares her money and the rest live off it.

[@katie323]

Couldn’t they have cleaned the house knowing that the film crew was on the way?

[@Reub3]

lol

[@kaischoneweiss]

they probably did

[@simplyd2027]

They knew the cameras were coming. Couldn't they at least make the beds? I think the idea of a commune is really cool, but if I started a commune, keeping things tidy and clean would be part of the rules.

[@ArtistoftheWeek]

lived in a co-op and it is exactly like this. dirty, cluttered, tense, socially messy and self-isolating. do not do this. plz

[@MichaTheLight]

Hello where you had this negative experiences? BTW. they really have to less space for themselves.

[@21savageukvisa7]

This looks awful. Freeloader heaven though.

[@michaelquintana678]

ya its an atraction for the lazy

[@alexgaggio2957]

I don't understand the defensive reaction in the comments. If you don't want to live like this you don't have to, that's kind of the point. Why do you need to prove so badly that the way other people live their lives is wrong?

[@ardalla535]

Because they are lecturing us about how decadent we are for living in a capitalistic society. We should join the wave of the future which is Marxism. Their arguments are tendentious and sophomoric; yet they look down on and are dismissive of main stream culture. The motto for the Federation of Egalitarian Communities is, "We're better than you ... we're MARXIST." These people are hated because they have the same message as ANTIFA: We're right and you're wrong. And anyone with a few brain cells still firing can figure out that they are not the wave of the future; that they represent a step back into tribalism and that can't possibly be a positive model for the planet in the 21st century. Just as an example, what do you think happens in an FEC community when someone wants to have a child and start a family -- a pretty ordinary thing for people in the outside world. In community it can become a BIG DEAL for obvious reasons. The community may well tell you to get on the child waiting list and wait until a spot opens up. Things that are straight forward in ordinary life are made unnecessarily complex in community.

[@fabulosoallpurpose3570]

Wade Rivers oh shut the hell up

[@ardalla535]

Fabio... just what I would expect from a snowflake liberal. No discussion. Just shut up: the mantra of Antifa. If you don't agree with us, you have to be silenced. No dissent can be permitted in our Trotsky paradise. You know what happened to Trotsky; he was assassinated by Stalin. His world Marxist revolution never happened because you lefties always produce a bloodbath eventually when you gain power. It always leads to Mao's Cultural Revolution and Pol Pot's Killing Fields -- millions of dead bodies, sacrifices for leftist idealism. You don't really care about people ... what you really care about is your leftist fantasies. If blood has to be shed, it's always for a good cause ... right? Marxism has been an absolute and total disaster for the world; yet you lefties persist in promoting this moribund ideology -- no matter what the reality is.

[@jjaj1243]

Pat Downs how fucking pedantic can you get dude. Do u realize how bloody capitalism has been in retaining its ideals. You’ve never heard of the haymarket riots? Or, y’know, the genocide of native ppls to have them integrate into capitalism. You’re telling me the Vietnam war was completely justified for the US to join in? Ur a joke who has a couple 10 cent words up his sleeve to throw around during an argument in some shallow attempt to drown his opponents in vocabulary when ur just spewing the same shit every capitalist does. Lemme guess, the black book is ur main source for ur arguments?

[@AdolfHitler-qs7qr]

Red Walker Its the clutter it drives people nuts.

[@user-wickedflower]

Id live in a commune with Jenny too if she was making that much & wasnt allowed to complain if she realised she funded us all for staying home making pseudo intellectual videos

[@natalyaakselaleksander4502]

😅

[@stevennguyen4993]

Glad I'm not the only one who caught that. She makes 85k a year as an attorney, her bf (who has a market value of 60 an hour) decides to stay home and cook, a male roommate who made 27k a year decides to quit and do odd jobs, and I'm still confused at what the other woman does for a living. Her income alone can sustain the two kids and the boyfriend, but the other two? I'm confised about their levels of contribution for folks who got the roof off their heads paid off. If she enjoys "unpaid labor" so much, her bf can stay at home and watch the kids. It only takes ONE person some elbow grease and patience to maintain a household.

[@barbaravick5634]

I'm a messy person. But that disgusting mess shown in every room was way beyond anything I could tolerate. That was impossible. Just gross.

[@michellepaul8514]

Barbara Vick It wasn’t gross. There was just a lot of stuff everywhere. They probably don’t have enough room in the house for everyone’s stuff.

[@bostaurus1]

The attorney seems to contribute most and i bet she also does all of their dishes and laundry

[@karaokeandrandomclips]

I found an update on a blog- it seems the lawyer left after she and her bf broke up?: "The danger of relying on the income of one or two members is further illustrated by the slow demise of Compersia which began falling apart when the member who had a large income that basically supported the community left. This was also caused by a romantic breakup between two members-a different danger when relationships are what stabilize a community."

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

If it works out for them. Then good. *A small productive community* can go further together. That's how companies and organizations work.

[@brennaweaver190]

I’d love to do this on a farm where there’s multiple clean houses and a good environment that’s pretty self sustainable and equal between everyone

[@Del-Canada]

I live with three people. We have our own money and do what we want with it and we don't pool it. However, we do help each other out when/if the need arises. We will share our food if one of us comes short with a pay cheque, loan each other money and just help in every regard right down to cooking meals. And we still have our own lives, our own things and our own rooms. I guess it's kind of like communal living except we don't toss our resources into one pot. We just help each other when it's needed.

[@antoniochiappetta4833]

Is this how you want to live? I'd rather die.

[@Cupcakeprincess85]

This man said..... I would prefer not to have to ask you to do that. Then his mom is heard saying “ oh yeah the kids love it “. My thoughts"? Have you actually asked them or did you just assume?

[@playstorereviews5557]

Oh my gawd.... dumpster diving recalled food..... Lol

[@העבד]

Guess who works the most in that commune, and who eats the most.

[@LillyahanaJ]

😂😂😂

[@belygorod8368]

I have spent 22 years of my life living with my parents, grandma and younger brother and sister. When I finish college I intend to move out but these people want to live with even more people. I would honestly go insane if I lived the way they do.

[@onebyone2454]

Serbian Patriot Its not you're life .lol

[@belygorod8368]

One by One True their life their choice but it just shocked me that people willing choose to live like this. The bathroom line must be a mile long there lol.

[@KManAbout]

personally living with people you choose to live with is different. Living with my friends was way more fun than with my family

[@fabienzaca]

​i would only work if the houses were separted. if they are in one building then there will be conflict for sure.

[@michaeltitcomb8886]

Mom earns 85k a year, kids eat out of a trash can, including tainted food that "only" killed a couple of people. Sounds liberating.

[@conte2268]

Fax

[@lightfeather9953]

They seem safe and happy. Nothing wrong with food that's safe when cooked properly. Any undercooked food can have nasty germs. We throw out so much food because people can get careless but if you know you need to be cautious it's good free food. And in general this is a much better environment for kids. Do you think they were lying about the kids loving it there?

[@mysisterisafoodie]

I’d like to see a commune where all the members are just like FUCKING RICH but they recognize that they could raise their kids better and have healthier interpersonal relationships by sharing a space together. Now _that_ would be something new.

[@Karmageddonn]

That's way too extreme for me. I'm such a introvert hermit crab, and living in that house with all those people and kids would put me in such a depressed mood.

[@jamiee1519]

Portlandia used to be funnier before they got rid of Fred and Carrie.

[@hypernation8298]

That gpaul guy seems like hes just justifying his lack of financial abilities by starting a commune then charging $60 an hour to do "work around the house"

[@sublow]

I respect the sentiment but I just had a panic attack watching this

[@hopemccubbin8661]

Why?

[@resurgent2486]

Grow a pair lmfao

[@beachsheri9684]

Why?

[@CeeCeeB.]

The Listeria-prevention explanation made me cringe...just because they said they recalled it for that reason doesn't mean that's why...please don't eat that...🤢

[@CeeCeeB.]

@Violet Heavensbee I know this. But if they pulled a recalled product out of the garbage and ate it, it may now have OTHER bacteria in it as well, that can't be cooked out. If the product has been in a temp zone of above 41°and below 140° for a certain time, it is unsafe, no matter how long they cook it. Not to mention there are kids in their house, and certain foodborne illnesses are far more dangerous to children, the elderly, and pregnant women. It is simply not a safe or smart thing to do.

[@CeeCeeB.]

@Violet Heavensbee not to mention...as my original comment states...Listeria may not have been the only issue. If a product had to be recalled...it's bad. As in not fit for human consumption. You have to understand, other people may be watching this and think it's cool to pull anything out of the garbage and eat it, and it's not. It can kill you.

[@sunsetamor302]

Damn she talking crap about her daughter’s father as her daughter sits on her lap. That must make everyone feel great

[@aws9604]

Well, thanks for reminding me why communism will never succeed.

[@MistressOP]

I love how the side recoment on this turns into. "How well meaning intellgent people end up in a cult"

[@mannurse7421]

Miss O.P. 😂

[@funnehsfan1122]

So this “commune” is just roommates

[@mikaelmacmurray6618]

why don't they have a garden?

[@Mahakalidevi]

They actually do have a small garden, you could see in their yard, but also he said a few times that place is temporary, as they grow.

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

mikael macmurray I thought the same thing. I would have thought they would put a lot of effort into growing their own veggies. I expected to see pretty much the whole yard turned over for cultivation. Well, I guess when you can get a box of expired bagged salads out of the dumpster, there is no need to put forth the effort into an organic garden.

[@MrKiwiism]

Yeah alot of people complaining about how it's a dump and stuff, but this project just started they said so ofcourse they aren't gonna have a mansion with plenty of space for everyone. Everything always starts out small and it takes a huge amount of time to actually get this going where they want it to be. They talk in form of a vision, not what it is now.

[@ien2023]

I glad she point out personality conflict in a commune since we are all so diverse as human. Also, I noticed that one of the room they shared, personal space was also considered as important.

[@wendytube007]

I really appreciate the editing of this, it wasn’t sugarcoated, there were awkward moments left in and that’s life isn’t it? lots of awkward moments. Lol. Power to them though, hope they get what they want out of it, it’s a beautiful idea. Personally I don’t think I could go that far I’m more of a cohousing person. We have been thinking about a way to do that in our (hopefully) early-ish retirement years. Fend off the Existential dread with community and hopefully have a little bit leftover for travel.

[@denvercatwoman6561]

wendytube007, a group of people who all know one another built eight townhouses on my block. Five are young married couples with children and three townhouses have several single people. One townhouse has a communal room with a television and they share one meal together per week. They are the sweetest people I have ever known in my life. They all take in extra people, including some foster children. I'm a youngish senior and I get to stay in my own home and hang out down there all I want. It's perfect. Hope you find what you need.

[@beng4151]

Pros: Great environment for growing bacteria Cons: Everything else

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

your comment killed me,then revived me then killed me again,awesomesauce

[@Latin00032]

Was this video supposed to make communism look appealing? 1. Lawyer with kids making 80,000+ a year. As soon as she leaves they are probably losing half their income. Granted, her money also pays for the part time kids. 2. Lawyer's boyfriend has no job but is doing "other things" to support the community. $60/hr handyman. 3. One guy is freelance. Making just enough money to help i guess? 4. All those people in one house and it is still a mess. They didn't assign anyone to clean??? 5. Starts out video saying we arent a bunch of hippies. I watch video and see hippies. 6. Is the money pooled per person as a percentage of income or is it a flat rate? Why does someone else control what you save? 7. The teacher has to be using the food resources of at least 2 people. Does she pay more to offset that? One day they are going to buy 2 pizza pies to eat for dinner then get mad because the teacher needs her own pie. (Not trying to dis her. I used to be bigger than her and i could eat a whole pie when given the opportunity.)

[@MichaelJordan-qd9bl]

Read Marx. This isn't communism it's communal living. Two very different things.

[@Danowarthemanowar]

Communes without a charismatic leader seems incredibly dull.

[@annad.4999]

A commune with a charismatic leader is a cult.

[@Reub3]

_jim jones ghost has entered the chat_ XD

[@korstiaanakse1]

​@@annad.4999this bassicly is a cult only without a leader. And without a leader that keeps them together they fall appart verry quickly due to infighting and lazy people. And once the big earners find out they do the most but most of the time get less then the others or the same of the lazy ones. They leave and it all falls appart

[@maryvalentyne2553]

When the brother said “Sorry for interrupting you Laren (?)” oh my god great parenting and such a sweet boy!

[@TheCrossbones8]

So essentially what these people have done is created a family. A traditional family is a small-ish group of people who share resources for the benifit of everyone. In my opinion the US needs to get back to family values even if that means living with extended family and friends in order to take care of each other

[@rogerdodger8415]

I want to join so I can mooch off the rest. Sure, I'll "look" busy once in awhile, but basically I'll be there to freeload. If someone says something.. I'll cry.

[@originalblob]

This assumes other people are dumb. It's hard to get away with freeloading when people live closely together like that.

[@kokobunni5897]

@@originalblob uh no it’s not.

[@zopilote_4000]

what im getting from this is that its very delicate

[@TheFlutterflies]

This is not that different from just living in a family household, you are just creating it with a roommate and community situation. I think some people don’t want to live alone and really want that support system, so this could be a great alternative.

[@holypicklesmofo]

I like this idea but I always go back to the concept of social loafing. If group efforts are pooled, people are less likely to work as hard as they would individually. I think tension would also start to build if you have people making less than 20k per year with people that are making more than 80k per year. Maybe a commune of people who make the same amount of money, whose needs are about the same, would work a lot better.

[@dinaari-vgm]

not sure if someone who would get mad about sharing their 80k income would be the type of person to sign up to voluntarily share it.

[@shaz3r786]

She makes the money and the skinny guy brings the heroin

[@lillys7438]

“There was listeria in the rice, 2 people actually died. So we went out and got it from the dumpsters!”

[@lukedesobry3839]

"Me and Steve becoming romantic could jeopardize the commune...but I'm selfish so I don't care"

[@bomeshizzles]

She's definitely not selfish when she gives her $85'000 pay check to them guys

[@warreneckels4945]

So? Then they can leave. When they leave they will have their savings accounts. (Would she be taking the handyman or the freelancer?)

[@guile108]

I don't know guys, big bertha seems like she's dipping into the communal cupboard a little more than you think. Might wanna employ some secret police in your commune lol

[@doobieddooo]

This doesn’t seem to be a safe environment for kids. Do they do background checks on the residents?

[@06Domino]

As an introvert I could never do this... it’s not even the clutter, just the lack of personal space freaks me out 😩

[@krdiaz8026]

This is just normal in the Philippines. Everyone lives together. Relatives take care of your kids. Relatives also depend on your income. But they give back by doing your chores. Introvert hell.

[@krdiaz8026]

Well duh!

[@drjojo5551]

Kr time to move back to heaven!

[@avamasquerade]

Seriously, I, amd my children can do our own damn dishes/laundry/cooking etc... *Housework is not hard*

[@Mark-ye9pi]

Dumpster divinnngggg???? That lady makes $85K and gives up her earnings to eat literal garbage and support a freelance dude, a stay at home husband and more randos? Best Capitalism commercial ever😂😂😂

[@compulsoryevacuationdevice]

This is idiotic. Jenny's pulling all the weight and the others are leaching off her. Whatever rationalization for that messed up dynamic being somehow okay is just that. A rationalization. If I were Jenny I would move out and increase my quality of life by 10 times instead of pissing away my money on a bunch of dead beats.

[@chadjones4347]

It doesn't make sense for the woman who makes 80K a year to live in an income sharing commune with people that make far less than her. She is supporting them.

[@clubsnatcher]

Imagine these people running the country 😆🤣

[@kathyflorcruz552]

The Democrats Congress does in their districts. And look at THEM.

[@17tignau]

This is one of those things that work great on paper but in reality selfish human nature will prevail

[@mattcolver1]

Marriage is communal living between two people. Even that always has money issues regarding what to spend the money on. It would be impossible in a group.

[@annmarieknapp]

Money is about security. No way in hell I would share my income with people other than family.

[@CaptchaNeon]

Steve seems a bit moody with his girlfriends child. A commune huh? Kind of like when people want be separated from the world, follow a leader and then end up drinking the kool aid. Nah I’m good.

[@HallyVee]

Captcha Neon Moody? Seemed well balanced and great parenting to me. Many parents lack that much patience.

[@avamasquerade]

And that's just what he thought was ok to show to the public, imagine how he treats him behind closed doors smh...

[@Rinkyu]

Basically an overcrowded house ;-;

[@interminablyperplexed4903]

Live and let live.....but with kids, no way. Sometimes you can feel through watching others and I don't feel their happiness and joy one single ounce watching this video. I've seen a few similar vids where the folks at least pretended better or had a more positive ora about them. This feels to have more of a "got to" rehab vibe to it. As if they're all kind of being made to do this via court order. I'll take a tent in the woods or a tiny camper or a run down tiny studio apt over this a thousand times over, but i realize we all find comfort in different environments I guess. I agree with all of the comments about the disorganization and dirtiness factor...makes it that much more less appealing.

[@madalynmull1681]

They're happy, they're not hurting themselves or anyone else, and they are making their contribution to society. Good for them

[@noneyabiznazz4559]

The hate in these comments is a 100% accurate reflection of America.

[@OneDayChange]

You can find hate in any country. America also gives the most in charity.

[@stephanieschmaljohann226]

Yup. Hippies. You do you! I’ll watch and shake my head. But, I can’t really judge, they’re making it work I guess. But yes, definitely hippies.

[@6iaZkMagW7EFs]

Income sharing sounds difficult for me, but I would be willing to share other things.

[@michaelhernsin]

I look forward to the 2 year update video where this completely falls apart as does every socialist / commune in the past has done.

[@eitkoml]

I would never do that. I prefer having my own space that I control and having control over my money.

[@mdelvalle2456]

You know the attorney is dipping her nugget in every sauce, right?

[@maryanne2025]

these can help lonely people and instill a sense of worth and value in individuals

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Yeah. Charity is a temporary thing because eventually it becomes DEMANDED.

[@lilacluna6650]

The second lady is sharing everything but the food !

[@tarzz25qwe]

If you're in lawyer lives in a commune you're going to jail

[@sammy-gd7hw]

As I was watching the video I couldn't help but notice everywhere was messy and unorganized looked kind of slum like. Then the one gal mention where they lived. PORTLAND.

[@aarond9563]

I appreciate the intent; the motive but I don't think the pros outweigh the cons here.. like at all.

[@sunsetamor302]

It’s always weird to hear a man reprimand someone else’s kids.

[@tamaralaird3389]

Love the idea. First heard it from 4 sisters who has over a million dollars in student loans combined. They all lived together and paid that money in less than 10 years even with the younger one only making 28k they paid hers in full.

[@levibond2555]

None of those sisters got married and moved out in 10 years?

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

Tamara Laird But they were sisters, so they are family! These people are essentially all strangers coming together. No way can you know their true intentions.

[@robm1303]

These people's thought process is equal to someone passing gas!

[@wigglebiggle1811]

I like that they set up a system where there are multiple ways to contribute (working, labor, organization, etc). I personally wouldn't be comfortable with it but whatever works.

[@ambersummer2685]

Nope couldn’t do it. Grew up homeschooled in a household of 7. I couldn’t live in a commune like this. I prefer a village where there’s more space. But hey, it saves money so yay for them?