-Amish
-Mennonites
-Undocumented folks (Believe me, not only immigrants are undocumented. There are a lot of commune types of all walks of life & races who live & thrive 100% undocumented!)
These are just a few examples of successful people who live outside the system.
It is possible.
We can copy what we'd know it'd work for us, and maybe sprinkle in and out things & systems to try.
It's just a matter of finding like-minded folk AROUND YOU, and if not near you, then by developing close-knit relationships who'd commit to physically join & live near each other.