A recent Ask Slashdot posted an interesting question to ponder: If you didn’t have to work for money, what would you do with your time? I orignally misread the question, thinking that we were being asked, “What would you do if everyone didn’t have to work for money?” But still, it proves an interesting question.
My answer? Work. While at first the notion of not having to work for money seems like a dream, there will always be an exchange of goods and services. Case in point, how are you going to entice someone to build you a house, fly you to Spain, grow produce, or sew your clothing? If nobody needs money, what would they work for? They’d work for what you have to offer them. It could be some kind of services you provide or goods you yourself produce in exchange for something else. The point is, the word “money” is a very broad term when used in this context, or at least the way I took it.
money is not the nessessity, cooperation and generousity are. money promotes hording, that is why people wont give it up. their are a minority of people in western culture who elect to live without it (as much as they can). while ever the vast majority of people believe in the money systemas the best approuch to life then the exeptions from that group will inevitably interact with them, especially when they are buy9ing and consuming everything as they go through life, soon their will be no room left to expand those capital empires.
Comment by matt — November 5, 2005 @ 5:28 pm
permaculture systems dont revolve around money at all, they can function without money and expand and improve. if you live a sustainable life you need little more then your body and your mind. if you wernt spending your time making money you could, if you trained, spend your time creating and experinceing a life free of threats and insecurity. good luck that was a great question.
Comment by matt — November 5, 2005 @ 5:35 pm