Cohousing-L Mailing List: Utopian Communities

[Ken Winter (ken]

If you're a history buff, or just interested in other flavors of
intentional community, you might enjoy the following recent articles.  The
first one, in particular, will resonate with the experiences of many
cohousers.

   - - Like start-ups, most intentional communities fail – why? | Aeon
   Essays
   
<https://aeon.co/essays/like-start-ups-most-intentional-communities-fail-why?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b97e5d5a90-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-b97e5d5a90-69598181>
   - 1 It was sex all the time at this 1800s commune, with anyone you
   wanted and none of the guilt
   
<https://timeline.com/it-was-sex-all-the-time-at-this-1800s-commune-with-anyone-you-wanted-and-none-of-the-guilt-c7ea4734e9ca>
   - 2 The abolitionist, vegetarian, octagon-obsessed utopia that never was
   
<https://timeline.com/the-abolitionist-vegetarian-octagon-obsessed-utopia-that-never-was-d01f6b95c59e>
   - 3 How a bunch of forest-dwelling socialists got steamrolled by industry
   
<https://timeline.com/how-a-bunch-of-forest-dwelling-socialists-got-steamrolled-by-industry-88b2935d3650>
   - 4 Anarchy united them, but nudity tore them apart – Timeline
   
<https://timeline.com/anarchy-united-them-but-nudity-tore-them-apart-46934d61923f>
   - 5 Before Apple, Steve Jobs was an acid-gobbling, horticulturalist
   commune dweller
   
<https://timeline.com/before-apple-steve-jobs-was-an-acid-gobbling-horticulturalist-commune-dweller-145830cf7f72>