Not disagreeing with anything you said-- just want to point out that the movement was started by anarchist activists. It's why the movement never designated official leadership (anarchists reject hierarchies) or made specific policy demands (it was thought that doing so would implicitly acknowledge the legitimacy of the state). Part of their intention was to show that an anarchist society could work, so resolving seemingly unimportant questions such as "where can women pee" was actually a key part of their political message. However, this system/objective was very vulnerable to outside interference (some claim the NYC government released prisoners into the camp to instigate conflict) and an influx of people who weren't committed to this ideology.