[rhythnic]

IMO, this type of communal living strategy is the best remedy to a lot of the problems faced in America and in western cultural in general. Many of the problems were already stated in the article, so I'll just add suburban sprawl, the high cost of individual ownership of everything, including the house, and the increased workload that results from not sharing the labor of common tasks like cooking, cleaning, and caring for children. BF Skinner's Walden Two is a good read that goes more into detail on the advantages of communal living. As a non religious person weary of politics, neither the state nor church are good options.

[onetimemanytime]

Yeah but you always get one person, be a wife or brother that starts "problems..." How do you keep peace?

[acephal]

I mean, most of human life has taken place in the context of extended familial and community support. I don't think we'd be facing new problems.