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The central committee decreed that the orchard was to be collectivized, and many ladders built and distributed. But when the trees belong to everyone they belong to nobody, and that is who is motivated to care for them. So there would be no apples that year, only tears.

[-] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 weeks ago

Because community gardens always get destroyed ...

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Community gardens still divide the space into individual plots. If I grow a bunch of jalapeño peppers on my plot then it’s not cool if you just come along and harvest them all.

A hobby operated by volunteers isn't load-bearing. Forced collectivization invariably leads to disaster.

this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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