Is there such a thing as democratic communism?

Or is rigid fascism the only environment that communism can exist in? As resources become more scarce and AI plays a bigger part in societal control I foresee a day when the needs of the individual will be suppressed in order for the world to survive. Life will be pleasant but not challenging. The drive and ambition for materialism will be gone.

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SW-User

needs of the individual

Is procreating to produce 20 non-adopted kids (in a world full of completely adoptable orphans) because you're in a cult actually a legit "need" of any individual though? If AI could prevent that, and maintain a more reasonable global population, and prevent the 0.01% apex predator species from degrading the planet for the other 99.99% of species on Earth, legit needs of that minority species would likely not be suppressed and the finite resources and other aspects of the planet would be back in balance and harmony.

I'm not sure a vast number of humans could recognize a legit need if it was tickling their face, but they have no shortage of wants.