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Well, my first issue is your saying that the odd man out will be simply ostricized. That isn't really socialism. You're not providing for all citizens in that case.
"Incentive in a collective society will eventual derive from the social pressure of everyone working for a common good"
This is my main issue. I think it's very unrealistic and naive to believe that people will be motivated in this system out of the common good. Humans care about their fellow human, but only to a limited extent. In our current economic system, workers and owners alike get up everyday and go to work because there's a paycheck at the end of it. You can say materialism is a morally reprehensible way to live, but that doesn't change the fact that material goods are an integral part of human life. That won't ever change. All humans want a better life for themselves and their families. If there's nothing to work towards besides "common good," why work? You don't get a better life individually from it.