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False community is basically an economic concept. It could be considered a question of democratic socialism (arguably a contradiction in terms, since democracy requires the freedom to buy one's own printing press if the collective does not permit the use of its press to disseminate a certain idea; otherwise the political minority, especially a small minority, has no way to make its voice heard, and the system can devolve into dictatorship as the dominant sect of the majority comes to control all speech) versus capitalism. Users are allowed to cast their votes without making any contribution in money. However, they are required to make an investment in time, much as in democratic socialism, people must make the investment of time to go to the polls.

In any case, under democratic socialism, the voters do not necessarily feel any qualms about suppressing their neighbor's speech; and this is seen happening all the time on All The Tropes, as people get "voted off the island." The voters have no reason to oppose this outcome, because they do not get hit in the pocketbook for it, even if the project suffers. The costs are spread among everyone who uses All The Tropes, rather than concentrated among the voters, as would be the case in a share corporation.