Communes predate America.
The more likely story is free markets collapse under weight of adversarial greed and need communes to bail them out. Where would American airlines be at right now left up to free markets? We've socialized their losses and privatized their profits like so many ither examples.
> Communes predate America.
You're right. Jamestown was a commune. They starved. The Pilgrims' first year was spent as a commune. They starved.
> Where would American airlines be at right now left up to free markets?
They were shut down by the government lockdowns and travel bans. Whether or not the lockdowns are a good idea, the damage they caused are not the fault of free markets. Do you propose that communes thrive under lockdowns?
This axe you're grinding is getting hella sharp. Can't believe you failed to bring out the 'millions of deaths' because of communes this time.
Nope.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish
I see no mention of sharing equally. They own property, run small businesses, pay income taxes, etc. They do help each other out, but that is not the same thing as sharing everything equally.