How to Build a Commune: Samwise Rodriguez

from The Political Orphanage · host Andrew Heaton, Samwise Rodriguez

If you wanted to live with a bunch of buddies in a house, how would you do it? What are the mechanics of setting up, financing, and socially maintaining a commune? Samwise Rodriguez runs a commune—which combines their skills as a philanthropist, entrepreneur (and to some extent, as a polyamorist). This week we explore: how do you build your own commune?

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