- Zoran Slamkov
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- Australia
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A world without money? Could it ever occur?
Now I'm aware that in the current environment if we were to say "that money is abolished", pure and utter anarchy would probably destroy the world in under a week. It would be unimaginable.
However does that mean that there could never be a slight possibiltity for a human civilisation to function without money?
I know this is idealist thinking but say that we all made a pact: everyone only takes what is necessary for them. No over consumption like fifteen year olds carrying around three different sets of mobile phones or individuals with ten different houses and cars. Say that we were all aware of each other and actually learnt to 'share'.
The next question might be then, what are we supposed to do with our lives if we aren't chasing the dollar? Well I think that is when human potential will actually start to be witnessed. Our main goal in life would be to understand more about the universe, create greater works of art, work in a positive attitude for the good of the community. Who would collect the garbage if they weren't getting paid for it? Well I know if this happened there would be such a sense of community that I would not mind getting a bunch of friends for a day and jump in the garbage truck and collect everyones trash if it was a postive action for the community. People working for people.
The idea is that we are all the same and shouldn't be set into classes because of finances. Without classes and with an enlightened understanding among everyone, humans will really be able to create something extraodinary.
Random Chance 30+
A project actually, that would demonstrate, in the carrying out of this goal,
how to merge into such a system. It would involve most of the world businesses and countries.
Now, I could post it again, and let others tear it apart, or, others could try and think of ways to actually
implement it instead. That might change my idea considerably but the goal isn't to maintain it as
"MY IDEA" but to begin the process. And as always, I must say, this isn't for me. I will die soon.
It is for those who will have to face the consequences if it isn't done. People like me, people like
you and people like other people.
One reason I feel it is a good project is because we, the world, are fast approaching
(if we are not there already), all having the exact same problem/S and needing it/them
solved NOW! And we don't need authority figures or agencies of 'authority' having the say so
on what gets done and what doesn't get done.
Two thoughts to begin passing around and believing in, are these:
1. Things don't "get done" because of money. Things "don't get done", because of money.
2. Nothing actually costs money. The cost is always people, time, energy, ideas, willingness, study,
experience, desire, need, knowledge, supplies, leadership, organization, skills, and so on.
The way things are now, the costs are still the same but only a few benefit and inequality, poverty,
slavery, greed, crime, war and death grow because they're needs are being met.
I will repost it if anyone asks. It has to be in two parts because of the number of characters.
It involves something all life needs and the loss of it, threatens all of mankind, at once. Our "EXPERTS"
say it cannot be done because of the immensity of it and of course, the F_CKING cost!
Oh, who is going to pay for it? How much will it cost? Is there a profit in doing it?
It will cost the world to be involved in solving it. The profit is our survival, something those in
power never really care about.
Derek Williamson
The thing is that the creation of currencies - gold, tokens, paper money, rice - is what facilitates trade between people. It's an intermediary, which allows us far more flexibility than simple bartering. If you look at primitive societies that operated without currencies, they were able to do little more than sustain basic living standards. Trade is what advanced human innovation. It is why every successive generation will have it better off than the last as far as living standards.
That said, the idea of a collaborative culture within our current society holds many possibilities to also further the human race. Open source projects, wikis, mass collaboration. I strongly believe that these types of projects will be the next frontier in human evolution, and the internet will be the medium. It allows thousands of people to contribute their knowledge and skills - giving as little or as much time as they wish - to further innovation. Think about how much more knowledge and information is now accessible for free to anyone. Wikipedia, sites like TED, MITOpenCourse (full courses and materials for free). And the possibilities these new platforms promise in fields of science and technology, medicine, health care and so on...
So what about a world without money that exists within a world with money?
Adriaan Braam 20+
What good is "a day" if it has to be done EVERY day??
There is nothing wrong with money, any more than with screwdrivers. It is the people that make money their god that often ruins their life and the life of others.
What I think would work better for people is to e.g. lower their taxes or with other incentives, encourage them to volunteer in hospitals, youth centres or indeed garbage pickup. That would teach people to be better people. First because they want something in return, then because they love it.
Krisztián Pintér 200+
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