Israel

It's intriguing that the only form of communism that ever worked was the kibbutzim, and then only for a few decades (though apparently they're coming back).

I recall visiting the attacked kibbutzim of the Gaza envelope, and despite the echoes of the horror, they seemed like verdant paradises in the desert, full of both communal life and industry.

A gated community / DAO. The kibbutz, which was founded by my grandfathers as a mixture of socialist values and industrial and agricultural practices. Recently, I just came back to a regenerating community. Still some problems, most important is inheritance rights. The collective model has changed a lot since 80s -90s.

They used to have the best 🧠  in Israel (that today instead go and work on tech). That allowed them to innovate on another level. 

But eventually, the collaborative system was broken and never survived more than a few decades

I started my career in a private equity that bought 50% stake in Kibbutzim factories. Spent a lot of time in many. They had amazing innovation (they led the 70s-00s Israel tech sector, today considered low tech).

But all failed management wise and eventually most of them  crumbled under the weight of collectivism

My dad worked at a dog food factory in a Kibbutz back when he was a backpacking lilshid. Owner made him responsible of the entire production line after like two weeks and disappeared lol. Told him to put it on his cv (he won't)

America had a bunch of them in the 19th century. Those that worked, worked well, but tended to only last one generation

America had a bunch of them in the 19th century. Those that worked, worked well, but tended to only last one generation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_utopian_communities?wprov=sfla1

Most kibutzes failed when they had to sell their products/services on the free market w/out subsidies, hence why most sold their factories to PE.
The renaissance in recent years isn’t socialist per se but more like a real estate common community model when the kibutz entity is the community’s landowner

And only for a few that were very financially successful

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This is my take as well.. it’s also my take on anarchy as a ‘system’. Small scale & w good mental heath services.

Imo it can only work on a small scale. Exponential growth crippled socialist/communist structures.