Ted wrote:

> The question though was how they would do this as "fully developed
> individuals."

I don't know to others, but to me this formula means that no social
structure that gets in the way of individuals directly controlling
their collective life is tolerable, that social structures of the kind
ask to be overthrown and replaced with others that---as much as
possible---pose the least constraints to individuals other than those
based on consciously-adopted morality and, of course, than those
resulting directly from the finite productive power of labor.  As much
as possible, the immediate limits to people's freedom will be their
own power vis-a-vis nature, not one another.  Fully-developed
individuals won't be gods.  They will still be subject to a day that
lasts only 24 hours.  Spending time producing goods doesn't
necessarily un- or under-develop us.  The way we become fully
developed is not by shunning work, but by performing it better---not
only technically but above all socially.  My 2 cents.
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