There is always a degree of chaos in a collective living space, it seems.
That is because spontaneous order is oftentimes one-sided: it is a repetition of a given individual's living preferences, which is stabilized over a period of time barring the interference of the living patterns of other individuals.
Add another person and you now have what are probably two different modes of living which must be harmonized through constant negotiation.
A domestic governing system arises when there is a need to balance more than two or three closely bonded individuals. On a smaller scale, this system can be collectively decided upon, but it is still subject to potential change. If you have other individuals coming in and out of the space that don't live there, it complicates things further. Add animals, and you have more complications, and etc.
This system is under constant stress. It requires constant maintenance. Imbalance can arise as a given personality seeks a greater space than the rest.
Chaos is tolerable to a degree, but it introduces a constant source of irritation the more chronic uncertainty is introduced. If you can't find the resources you are looking for, or the appearance or noises inside the space bother you, then it slowly saps and weakens your mental state, leaving you open for more serious shocks.
Shocks come in the form of various traumas, life problems, interpersonal dramas, financial issues, and other things.You can watch as a shock ripples through the household, and each member under stress reacts to that shock, producing further ripples in turn as interactions continue, weakening the states of all, which exposes everyone to further shocks.
And of course when the going is good, the house just buzzes. Up and down it goes.
This is what makes establishing a monolithic power a fool's errand. When a system arises, it is always in danger of being captured by a limited personality, a personality that seeks to systematize its own image, suffocating all of the other personalities, which introduces further internal instabilities that react with external shocks. You can't possibly capture all of the different living forms under one administrative system. It just can't be done. The more you expand your power, the more the entire system's integrity is threatened, and threatened ever more so the more resistance you encounter as you attempt to subsume greater difference.
Better to allow individuals to free associate into collectives, which can be disbanded if overly stressed. Sometimes it is important to be able to put down roots and maintain a space for a long period of time so that something has time to gestate within, but it is just as important that no person should be trapped within a failing collective.
And a collective may change shape over a period of time, but still retain its character. Individuals may come and go, it may break apart and reconfigure again. Members and contexts can change abruptly or gradually, so why not leave it open?
