hmmm my views on this subject go deep, but simply put, i believe money is just something to barter with. although we have been so accustomed to bartering with money, that money has become a distraction to a "perfect" world. do we need money? the answer simply put is a big NO! we don't need money but people seem to think they do.....so much so that it has promoted greed. money does have it's advantages, but in the end, it is a destroyer of true wealth that has nothing to do with personal possessions. money is a distraction to the things most important.
money just makes it easier to barter...... while the easy way is usually not the best way....
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Posted 26 May 2011 - 06:13 AM
You're smart, yes i do believe we can live without money.
If only all the people of the world start to ponder what are the things that really matter in life.
If only people could recognize that all we need in life is faith, the basic necessities of life and love.
If only people can trust each others completely to be kind and loving.
If only people can be less greedy and selfish.
The problem is not with the money, it is human nature.
Even if humanity managed to abolish the monetary system somehow, new form of exchange systems will start springing out eventually as long as fear, greed and selfishness exist in us.
I think we're just not ready.
If only all the people of the world start to ponder what are the things that really matter in life.
If only people could recognize that all we need in life is faith, the basic necessities of life and love.
If only people can trust each others completely to be kind and loving.
If only people can be less greedy and selfish.
The problem is not with the money, it is human nature.
Even if humanity managed to abolish the monetary system somehow, new form of exchange systems will start springing out eventually as long as fear, greed and selfishness exist in us.
I think we're just not ready.
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 08:16 AM
The Simpleton, on 14 September 2009 - 01:41 AM, said:
Until today I had no reason to use The Vent but today's different. It's cool to have a place like this to purge out all feelings in as many words as possible 
I'm not here today just because I'm angry at someone/something. I'm not even irritated. Well, maybe a little. I was daydreaming some time ago and began to think about the world and everything else. Three millenniums ago I don't know how many people existed on earth, but I can confidently say that their lives were far better than ours. Yes they fought wars and all but on the whole they were peaceful. And that was because they didn't live for money, as we do today.
If I'm not wrong, the barter system was the first method which is similar to the currency system we use today. If someone wanted something, they had to exchange it with something they already had. That was the barter system.Of course due to the many loopholes, it died soon. Then slowly, coins and then paper money were introduced and the greed for money began to torment people.
I'm no economist to know what will happen if all the money were to disappear from the world and people began to live without using money, but I think it is due to money that happiness is disappearing from everyone's lives. The rich people are unhappy because they're always greedy for more money and are worried about their security. The poor are unhappy because they barely get enough money to eat three meals a day. And the middle-class are unhappy because although they have the capacity to spend their money, they're afraid they might not have enough money later.
It's due to the single thing called money that there is so much unhappiness in the world. Seriously, can't we live without it?! It's driving everyone crazy. Just because someone has more stacks of paper that he calls money, he thinks he is greater than those who don't have those many papers! For getting the basic necessities of life this paper comes in the way. Can't we just throw away these papers?
Some people may say that money is the goal towards which everyone works for in life. It is such a bizarre goal! Why not have something more sensible? Why become machines who always look for more and more money, forgetting to enjoy life?
Well I've asked a lot of questions but sadly I don't know answers to most of them. As I said before, I really can't imagine what would happen if the currency system were to suddenly be removed from the world. There would be utter chaos, I guess. So maybe we need some kind of miracle where all the money should go, but also people should realise that they can live without money, by helping each other get what they want.
Oh well, that's just my thought. I know there are many loopholes in this as well, but I'll be waiting for your opinions.
I'm not here today just because I'm angry at someone/something. I'm not even irritated. Well, maybe a little. I was daydreaming some time ago and began to think about the world and everything else. Three millenniums ago I don't know how many people existed on earth, but I can confidently say that their lives were far better than ours. Yes they fought wars and all but on the whole they were peaceful. And that was because they didn't live for money, as we do today.
If I'm not wrong, the barter system was the first method which is similar to the currency system we use today. If someone wanted something, they had to exchange it with something they already had. That was the barter system.Of course due to the many loopholes, it died soon. Then slowly, coins and then paper money were introduced and the greed for money began to torment people.
I'm no economist to know what will happen if all the money were to disappear from the world and people began to live without using money, but I think it is due to money that happiness is disappearing from everyone's lives. The rich people are unhappy because they're always greedy for more money and are worried about their security. The poor are unhappy because they barely get enough money to eat three meals a day. And the middle-class are unhappy because although they have the capacity to spend their money, they're afraid they might not have enough money later.
It's due to the single thing called money that there is so much unhappiness in the world. Seriously, can't we live without it?! It's driving everyone crazy. Just because someone has more stacks of paper that he calls money, he thinks he is greater than those who don't have those many papers! For getting the basic necessities of life this paper comes in the way. Can't we just throw away these papers?
Some people may say that money is the goal towards which everyone works for in life. It is such a bizarre goal! Why not have something more sensible? Why become machines who always look for more and more money, forgetting to enjoy life?
Well I've asked a lot of questions but sadly I don't know answers to most of them. As I said before, I really can't imagine what would happen if the currency system were to suddenly be removed from the world. There would be utter chaos, I guess. So maybe we need some kind of miracle where all the money should go, but also people should realise that they can live without money, by helping each other get what they want.
Oh well, that's just my thought. I know there are many loopholes in this as well, but I'll be waiting for your opinions.
If we didn't use money, we would always use another form of currency. Before money, people used items to barter. Salt, sugar, Jewelry, metal, food. There was always something.
I would say that it would be much harder to survive like that, because it turns everyone into a haggler.
The biggest thing to worry about, money wise, is just make sure you have enough for you. Don't worry about the rest of the world, that will only drag you down. Be happy with what
you have, and the fact that we actually have it better than many people word wide. If the currency system was removed, then the same companies that have all the money today, will still
have it. They have products that people want, and people will offer them anything for it.
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