Why is trade necessary? Is it because the commune would not be able to produce everything it needs and wants?

Correct. It’s wants would exceed what it can produce. It can trade the excess of what it produces for other goods and services.

What if it can cover all needs and good enough portion of the wants?

Self sufficiency is difficult at a commune level. Just access to healthcare is a need.

We can see this already in real world. Don’t even worry about the commune aspect. A less developed country has lower access to healthcare, education, etc. To develop they have to have something valuable to trade.

I think there IS a need to compete. You have to produce more than just subsistence. Without any goods to trade, this hypothetical third world commune will have very little economic growth.

Hence the need to be competitive with other producers in the marketplace (which could be private industry). If private industry can produce the same goods far cheaper than the commune then it’s tough for that commune to make money. No/low income means there can be very little industrial build up with no funding to invest in more infrastructure, equipment or resources.

This is why I mentioned political power. Government can support that industrialization process. e.g. directly providing funds, building infrastructure, creating laws that bring foreign capital. etc.

I see it as a step towards more communes however there’s no political change there at any level of government.

A “low key third world country” has to industrialize in some way to add value to their production and to get benefits of scale. Are these communes going to be able to compete with private industry who probably have access to greater funding and government protection?

I am creating a new term rather than “disinformation” : “thisinformation” = As in “thisinformation is not cool with me (Factually true but not cool)”.

e.g. Russians are peddling thisinformation about Ukraine.

You can test for mold using an air quality monitor that has a PM1.0. That means it detects particles <1 μm in size which is good for bacteria. Combine that with an air purifier suitable for the size of the cellar.

Windows to cellars should already have trickle vents otherwise it could get damp pretty quickly. Look carefully at the frame of the small window. If no trickle vent, look to install one.

Can’t wait until the next debate when he can shield himself with a tinfoil hat.

Gamers : “I am being exploited by Chinese capitalism!” (Buys another Funko Pop to keep on the shelf still in original packaging)