Someone’s comment on communism about my good in theory but not in practice post helped me think about this concept

There are only two economic models commonly taught: distributism and slavery.

In distributism individuals own their own means of production or at least their own land and tools where as in slavery a third party owns the means to survive and will hurt, capture or execute you if you try to be in control of your own ability to grow food this slavery system has sometimes been called Marxism and at other times called capitalism.

In distributism sometimes people opt out from growing their own food but still own the tools of their trade on their own so can freely exchange.  In slavery a bureaucratic organisation whether government as in Marxism or corporate as in capitalism holds your tools and land hostage and Marxism and capitalism are really the same thing because a third party owns the means of production

What does this have to do with bible study?

University bible fellowship is advertised as a do it yourself bible teaching service (owning your own means of production) but actually you are to teach the lessons as a bureaucracy dictates (higher ups own the means of production.)  Unlike Marxist countries you can escape it on an individual level by having a change of mind.  Instead of using real force to prevent you from doing it yourself bible study they use imagined force from a God who will punish people who think out of line (and I am not denying God’s existence.)  In order to be free from Marxism or capitalism a massive number of people would have to have a change of mind and the means to physically defend themselves or an individual must find a means to hide but in order to escape from top down bible study an individual can merely change their mind and live in plain sight about their beliefs in front of church members except of course the beliefs the government will kill you for those might need to stay hidden.

There are also several other threats than an imagined portrayal of God such as social ostracism and imagined consequences of living life the non ubf way such as fears that dating might lead to bad results these fears might or might not well be legitimate and maybe should be a reason to behave a certain way but should not block your mind from thinking about alternative possibilities!