I often see these words used interchangeably, though as I understand it there is a difference between the two ideologies, no?

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      The basic idea is the same. No state needed. People function to help each other, etc.

      Sorry, I’m a big David Graeber guy and he made a point to discuss this in some of his work. It exists throughout history.

      I don’t know if you’re in software, but IMO communism is like agile. It works very well at small scale (which is why products from startups are good), but once a community loses autonomy and division of labor becomes a thing…it’s over.

      Socialism is an attempt at SAFE (scaled agile framework for enterprise). IMO it doesn’t really work, but I do like the idea of having markets where it makes sense, and having social programs that are not profit motivated or maybe even run by the government…so basically Bernie’s position.