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Scenario

How intentional communities navigate collective ownership versus individual property rights

My commune is debating whether to establish formal property ownership of our land or keep everything collectively owned, and I strongly believe individual property rights would give people more security and freedom to invest in improvements. The conversation keeps getting heated because it touches on everyone's deepest beliefs about ownership and community.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group committed to alternative ways of living is confronting whether their ideals can withstand the practical tensions between security and shared ownership.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Libertarian justice — property and freedom?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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