but what about all the practical stuff!?!
whos paying, cleaning, resolving disputes. what if theres sexual attractions and jealousys? what if a member hurts other people? what if someone steals? what if someone smells or smokes tobacco? what if someone gets sick? what if someone commits suicide in the premises? and many other conflicts not yet thought of.
ive never seen one, but all those big brother type shows come to mind.
btw i live alone in mexico, in a tropical paradise hehe
The issues you mentioned, in a as close to perfect setting as we'd get it to being, would be addressed.
We would sit down and do our best to think of all of the practical issues and come to an agreement.
The bills?
We'd all work to not run up utility bills with wasteful or excessive use, and everyone would be responsible for their own bills. Food, favorite snacks, cell phones, etc. With everyone pitching in your personal expenses would be a lot cheaper.
And, with so many people living together we might only need part-time jobs or home based jobs and we would all pool our resources to pay the bills.
And hopefully be willing to carry those who are having work-related issues if necessary. Depression and mental health issues make holding a job more difficult.
But the people in question would need to come up with some form of income. Offering a paid service, work from home. Something.
Keeping the place clean? We'd all pitch in. With several people keeping the place clean would be pretty easy.
Smokers would be free to smoke as long as non-smoker's rights and feelings were respected.
If people want to hook up and pair off, them living in this place either works out for them or it doesn't. If it doesn't work out they are free to find a place of their own.
If jealousies arise we either work the issues out or some individuals may opt to move on or be asked to move on.
If someone gets sick, whether they're having depression or other mental health issues or are physically sick, they'd have several housemates who understand their condition, who would sympathize with their physical suffering and help to care for them.
Smelly people would have to learn to practice good hygiene. Take a shower, take a bath, wash yourself in the sink, whatever works for you, brush their teeth regularly.
Cigarette smoke noise, music, not smelling bad - consideration for others would be a must.
As far as suicide on the premises; we'd all do our best to help a suicidal housemate through their crisis, see if we can help with circumstances that are contributing to feeling suicidal or just be there to offer the comfort and support they need.
We'd respect the right of all individuals to determine the level of their quality of life and if the person in question feels, for whatever reason, that ending their life is the best option for them they'd have to be considerate of other people's emotions, on a lot of levels, they'd have to respect other people's emotions.
If there was a household member who everyone knows is going to end their life, they'd have no choice but to do it somewhere off the property, somewhere away from this refuge.
And, from a legal standpoint, for the sake of liability and for the sake of those who have lived with and been there for them when they needed them, the suicidal person would have to find a place to do it, provide their own method and not involve others in their plans.
Something like this could succeed. Everyone would have to be committed to making it work.
But you're right. A lot could go wrong. This would not be a simple thing to pull off.
It's just a nice option to be able to think about.
Congratulations on finding your warm, sunny, solitary paradise.
