This is not going to be theoretical. There’ll be no discussion of the alienation of labor or the theory of surplus value. I won’t even be focusing on the big reasons like not having a boss or the three hour workday. Instead, I’m just going to list five day-to-day changes that that I’m pretty damn sure will happen once the flood of communism comes to atone for the sins of capital.

(1) One size Tupperware lids. Being the cheap bastard that I am, every time I get takeaway I keep the plastic container. The only problem is that although they look like the same size, either the corners or just a bit too rounded or the sides are just a bit too long. Then, any time I want to take my lunch with me to work, I have to dig around my cupboard for 20 minutes trying to find a lid to fit the container. Fuck that. I have no doubt that under communism—without plastic companies competing to ensure that they’ll be no mixing and matching of lids and containers—we’ll have standardized that shit!

(2) All music, films, theatre, concert and museums will be free.

(3) Artistic talent used for art and not fucking advertising. NOTHING pisses me off more than to see the efforts of obviously very talented people being wasted to shill corporate shit. Artists should create art not commodities.

(4)No more telemarketing calls. ‘Nuff said.

(5)No more cheap quality appliances. I used to sell appliances. Besides outright planned obsolescence, there was a spectrum of products made available to the “consumer market”. It ranged from cheap shit for poor people (and, of course, for landlords to install in their apartments) to much better quality products for the wealthy. In the absence of a competitive economy, the goal will be to create products that last as long as possible and thus limit the total amount of social labor to fill society’s need and wants.

This list is just a start. Add your own!