Did you know that there have been societies which have worked similar to the way he described? Not completely the same, but with similar basics - no state, no money, distribution by need, directly democratic planning, etc.
> I wouldn't fight for it, and I don't think many working people
> would.
Many working people have. The ultimate aim of the Spanish Revolution was libertarian communism - which is a close cousing of what he's advocating.
> In fact, I'd fight _against_ it; I think it would be far worse than
> what we have now. And I'm a socialist: if you can't persuade me, your
> arguments will be lost on a skeptic.
This is a perfect example of what the concept of a coordinator class can help explain. You and most other members of the coordinator class would not support such a thing since it goes against your class interests. Market Socialism and centralized planning are both basically coordinator class visions of socialism.
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