A world without money.

[Chaosolous]

As a thought experiment;

How do you think that would work?

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

this is not true...
on the ground floor with ground floor people
we dont worry about what the above think...

[B✪✪tsy]

In current day that will not work, because we then would have to fall back on direct trade which is undoable when millions of people are living close together, We are not hunters/gatherers anymore so having something compact that represents the value of the trade is much easier.

Better discussion would be, should there be a limit on greed? is it ethically and morally fair to have billions on your bank account while the majority of people have to survive with the small left overs? Should we put an end to the system that enables the 1% having 99% of all the wealth (and thus power) in the world?

[apathy]

You're basically talking about socialism. And Czechoslovakia showed why that was a failure. If you don't give people an incentive, a reward, a reason to work -- they won't.

[Hooch]

Postat inițial de KalCuey:

we had that

we came up with money

spilt my coffee

you owe me.

[Hooch]

Postat inițial de Chaosolous:

As a thought experiment;

How do you think that would work?

As others have said, it's not possible. People who do not produce anything or could not offer a service for trade would starve, freeze to death, etc. There would also be no innovation or advancements. People would instead be just trying to feed themselves and shelter themselves.

[Dracoco OwO]

Postat inițial de apathy:

You're basically talking about socialism. And Czechoslovakia showed why that was a failure. If you don't give people an incentive, a reward, a reason to work -- they won't.

I mean it's still Czechoslovakia we talking about.

[Steve]

Postat inițial de Chaosolous:

A world without money.

Cool it with the antisemitic remarks.

[[H.E.] ✟ GrandEmperorVandheer ✟]

You only need Jesus.

[apathy]

Postat inițial de H.E. ✟ GrandEmperorVandheer ✟:

You only need Jesus.

Good thing the church is capitalist then.

[Auckes]

There isn't such a thing. Never existed, either. Money = "Nominal Value".

Even if paper money and coins are gone, people will still trade for goods and services. Any given goods or service, is also going to beget Nominal Value, too.

As long as people are willing to aknowledge a "price" upon something, then "money" is always going to be circulating, for buying and selling.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

trade is also only one option... there are villages out there where people work
together for the greater good of the village.. everyone plays the part they can
play in food farming and the other social dynamic needed in a village community

[Thadeus]

Postat inițial de H.E. ✟ GrandEmperorVandheer ✟:

You only need Jesus.

I can't eat Jesus.

[Silverlight]

Postat inițial de Auckes:

There isn't such a thing. Never existed, either. Money = "Nominal Value".

Even if paper money and coins are gone, people will still trade for goods and services. Any given goods or service, is also going to beget Nominal Value, too.

As long as people are willing to aknowledge a "price" upon something, then "money" is always going to be circulating, for buying and selling.

Yep. If money vanished tomorrow none of the value it represents would go with it.
However, since the erasure of the gold standard, the value for many Westerners is credit. not goods.
So in a world w/o money we would immediately see a societal upheaval because the relative value of each individual would drop without that debt.

Money is actually the stop-gap keeping most people alive rn.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

you need the power of the baby cheesus....

stand back...

wullah..

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Only way this could work is with cornucopia technology like in Star Trek, so until someone comes up with replicators not gone happen.