I think that primates are instinctual hierarchical creatures, much given to hierarchies of power. I think we are also subject to a wide variety of cognitive flaws and easily misled by emotions. I think that any political philosophy based on blithely ignoring the traits of human psychology is highly likely to fail. I further think that historical attempts to do so have displayed a disturbing tendency towards spectacular failure.<p>You have also erred in other ways, such as assuming that an identical balance between the individual and the collective is desirable for all. Further, you&#x27;ve assumed that breaking down current power structures will be followed by your preferred &quot;means of organizing society&quot; being adhered to instead of new power structures being established.<p>You&#x27;ve also ignored tribe-forming behaviors that can be reasonable expected to occur around active, inclusive, informative news media. Or how nearly-hairless primates react to the presence of tribes other than their own. Along the way, you&#x27;ve also ignored the implicit power structures inherent in having news media systems and voting systems.<p>So, let&#x27;s go back to the problem here. All historical attempts to transition to Communism have resulted in terrifying numbers of dead people. This is so strikingly uniform that I am disinclined to think it an accident. Why would this time be any different at all, given that we&#x27;re still dealing with the same nearly-hairless primates?<p>The core of my argument is that every time someone who thinks like you gets taken seriously at a society-wide level, a crapload of people die and the end goal is never achieved. So far, you&#x27;ve failed to make a case that this time is different.