It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.

Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a year or two, and so will you, looking for a better place.

Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.

Where there is dirt there is system. Dirt is the byproduct of a systematic ordering and classification of matter.