Our housing co-op is supposed to be based on shared values, but some housemates treat it like a regular rental where they just pay rent and don't participate in the collective work, while others of us are burning out trying to maintain the intentional community piece. We're all conflict-avoidant so no one wants to have the hard conversations about what we actually signed up for.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group discovers that having shared ideals does not automatically create shared commitment, but their conflict-avoidant culture prevents them from negotiating what collective responsibility actually means.
“Where Are You with Fairness — what every civilization concluded?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.