The people before us weren’t perfect. Their mistakes are blueprints to learn from and build a better world

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    23 hours ago

    Can you help me understand your comment: “early communism that lasted for the bulk of human history.”

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      22 hours ago

      Early hunter/gatherers lived lives without the state, class, or money. This was referred to by Marx and Engels as “primitive communism,” though I prefer the term “early communism” or “ancient communism.”