[vogon_laureate]

Yep. There’s a reason they have not become the dominant mode for living. Moshavim were already an exit strategy for many. I’ve seen similar internal conflicts and power issues in anarchist communities and worker co-ops in Europe too.

Still, I do appreciate that in the early days kibbutzim were a pragmatic and necessary strategy for group cohesion and cooperation under stressful conditions.

[petra]

I think they haven't become the dominant mode because they only work at the small scale, and are far from the densities of cities, which are often a necessity.

And they're also harder to build, socially. Cities are just easier.