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Honestly i think a big reason a lot of people don't like social interaction these days is because of how isolating the culture is. Like if everyone's got no practice socializing its not gonna be pleasant to have a bunch of socially awkward and maladjusted people trying to spend time together.
I think if you had a society like this, and gave it maybe a few months to a year people would relearn their social skills, build relationships, and generally be a lot happier spending time with others.
Also to be clear as to your stuff i don't think it's a bad thing to have your own personal property and things that are just yours. It's just a lot of the time we kinda just are forced to have stuff we only use every now and then. Like take a lawn mower for example. There is no need for everyone to have their own when we could all just share one. Unless for some reason you just really wanted one i guess lol.
I'd envision it more like an optional thing. Like sure you can get your own entire wardrobe if you want to i guess, but if you don't really care to then you just use the community clothing and don't have to waste your money on stuff you don't even really want to buy. Same with any communal resource. It's there if you want/need it, but it's always an option to just ignore it too.
The rampant mental illness in the USA really does make this a negative feedback loop. I'd say a quarter of the roommates I've had over the years had some serious mental issues. I've had a knife pulled on me, a friend of mine was murdered by his roommate.
After you have a few bad experiences like that the goal becomes to get a small family together and isolate as soon as possible. Any commune here is basically assumed to be a religious cult because nothing else makes sense.