The more self-sufficient the community can be, the more immune to external pressure it is. Remember when LA was turning off power and water to houses where people were holding parties? Doesn't work if you have your own standalone power and water infrastructure.
The trick will be gatekeeping the hell out of the communities and building up whatever legal infrastructure will be necessary to allow that gatekeeping to occur.
The more self-sufficient the community can be, the more immune to external pressure it is. Remember when LA was turning off power and water to houses where people were holding parties? Doesn't work if you have your own standalone power and water infrastructure.
The trick will be gatekeeping the hell out of the communities and building up whatever legal infrastructure will be necessary to allow that gatekeeping to occur.