stereotype441 posted about how his life is too busy and he can't make the reunion. ideath responded: "Also, FWIW, i like hanging out helping with chores. Remember how fun it was to pull up the weed-trees? Doing other people's chores is always fun, and many hands etcetera."

So true. I think one of the downsides of our less communal modern lifestyle is that we get less "productive hanging out" time. Work, home, and friends are all separate, so when you are working you aren't hanging out with your friends, and same goes for when you are doing chores. As opposed to the traditional tribal structure where you worked, lived, and hung out with the same set of people, without the rigid distinction between sectors of life.

Obviously there are a lot of gains from the specialization in work and friendship that comes from our current system. But there are some losses too. Many hands make not only light work, but also good bonding. Perhaps one thing that will happen on seasteads is that, as small intentional communities, they will restore some of this lost balance.