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I've had some time to think about some of the lessons that can be observed from this show.

1. This is "Reality TV programing " PBS style

2. The Pioneers NEVER would have succeeded in the wilderness had they not subsumed their personal desires and philosophies to the community.

3. The role players in this series don't have to take this experiment "life & death" seriously, therefore it is OK to "do your own thing", and carp about those in authority attempting to keep the colony alive and prospering.

4. The role players brought and maintained their own world view to the experiment. Notice how everyone woke at 9 am, lots of game playing, until the Governor returned and got everyone back on track, and thereafter encountered resistance from elements of the colony who began demanding their own wills be heard.

Isn't it interesting to see how when anarchy and liberalism is practically applied it breaks down community cohesion and undermines the critcial order of priorities: security, shelter, food, contemplation, recreation...