I was looking at a blog and and it suggested a concept of living was through integration or co-operation of all the parts. I'm happy to say at least that's where I'm at is co-operation, minus all the renegades from the years past. They went on to suggest that living this way (co-op) is just as productive as being, if not effectively better then be integrated. I don't know. I don't see integration any time in our future. We're too busy trying to pay rent and foods. I'm lucky that everytime I go to pick up my bipolar meds it's been free so far. I'm just grateful that we can almost make a good decision.