I found this server called Anarchy Network and it is a semi anarchy Minecraft world that tries to feel like pure vanilla survival. It went online in October 2024 and it runs all the time so you can hop on whenever.
You can join with a bunch of Java versions and they say the newest one works best. The world border is huge so there is tons of land to explore and build in. There are no map resets so whatever you build or destroy just stays there.
The rules are super light. Griefing is allowed and PvP is allowed so you always have to watch your back. There is no pay to win and no teleport commands like /tpa so you actually have to travel. The only command they let you use that is not really vanilla is spawn so you can get back to other players if you went really far out.
They also let people use the nether roof and they removed phantoms so nights are a bit less annoying. Only about half the people need to sleep to skip night so the world keeps moving. The stuff that is not allowed is lag machines exploits duping spam and harassment or racial slurs in chat.
If you want a pretty raw survival server with big freedom and not many rules this place feels like that kind of server.
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