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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @duckwhistle @Radical_EgoCom

Don't know what happened to the communes of the 1960s and it's been a while since I heard what happened to Israeli kibbutzim, but I very faintly recall that capitalism had something to do with it.

When we speak of co-ops, I think we may need to be more specific.

Sure, that co-op I joined in Erie is open to the public--anyone can join.

But a bunch of independent car wash operators joined forces in Pittsburgh to meet competition from a couple chains moving in--I don't know how they structured their merger, but it occurs to me they might have formed a co-op with a somewhat higher price of admission (for one thing, you'd need a qualifying car wash).

Then there are co-ops in real estate, a step beyond subdivisions or "plans," but I'm failing to remember the nuances.