I'd been focusing on the history of the property I've lived on since little, a place that was home to religious movements like Hare Krishna...who are largely associated with "commune" style living, and building a sense of home through community. The New Californian Ideology suited a lot of folk in these places, but when faced with the reality of running a huge co-op space, most members quickly gave up. "Paradise" comes at a cost. In reality, the ramshackle "homes" they developed were just full of junk that they hoarded, and left for others (me) to clean up. I found dealing with large topics like communes/religion/community through the junk they left behind to be a hilarious combo.

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