I don't like the word empowerment much, because I don't like the word "power" as too vague and too loaded.
"Money" acts as a sybil certificate in a massive anonymous support economy, a transfer-able proof-of-work.
I don't believe the opposite capitalism and communism take opposite extremes, I believe communism and proprietary-ism do. The idea about a community, means everyone could learn how to complete any task without difficulty. That's the ideal.
If everyone knows how to complete every task and enough bodies lend their support, money loses necessity.