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Just an opinion having spent a few months on a few in rural NC: Hippies are well meaning, but generally bad at the logistical/business angles to running these within a broader state environment, i.e. county/city zoning, fundraising, banking concerns, ownership legalities, etc.

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Yup, just like many very passionate, motivated entrepreneurs. They have the vision and maybe the charisma, but definitely also the drive, to get the thing in motion and collect some participants. But just as the essay pointed out, once the organization grows beyond a certain size and maturity, a more business-like leader takes over.

And we have plenty of tech startup examples of what happens when that charismatic visionary (non-businesslike) leader fails to recognize when it's time to step aside...

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