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I think I heard it from Andreas Antonopoulos and that really resonates.
Just like math, the number 7 doesn't exist, it's just useful for us thinking beings, so is money.
Topic: Money is a... (Read 345 times)
That´s more like the Event Horizon relation with Entropy
Money is an abstraction and standardisation of value.
There is nothing wrong in money itself, it is the way societies are structured that is wrong. We live (most of us) in advanced capitalist economies, the ultimate purpose of which is not the moral or emotional benefit of humankind, but rather the pursuit and accrual of money. The barometer of being a successful individual in modern society is not how much good you can do, whether you can come up with amazing inventions or advance science or devote your life to healing the sick, instead it is all set up as how much money you can get. How much you can earn, how much you can gain through any means, whether exploiting others or not. Even evasion of responsibility is sometimes lauded, as in the attitude of "only losers pay taxes".
Money in itself is not a problem. The way that money is perceived is a reflection not of money itself, but rather of the society in which we live.
There is nothing wrong in money itself, it is the way societies are structured that is wrong. We live (most of us) in advanced capitalist economies, the ultimate purpose of which is not the moral or emotional benefit of humankind, but rather the pursuit and accrual of money. The barometer of being a successful individual in modern society is not how much good you can do, whether you can come up with amazing inventions or advance science or devote your life to healing the sick, instead it is all set up as how much money you can get. How much you can earn, how much you can gain through any means, whether exploiting others or not. Even evasion of responsibility is sometimes lauded, as in the attitude of "only losers pay taxes".
Money in itself is not a problem. The way that money is perceived is a reflection not of money itself, but rather of the society in which we live.
tool for humans to use as a medium of exchange.
Yes it is true but like others have said before money is the root of all evil ,I know it is greed but like you said money is tool for human but it looks like the tool for evil to make us commit sins.
I know what they say, I just don't agree.
tool for humans to use as a medium of exchange.
Yes it is true but like others have said before money is the root of all evil ,I know it is greed but like you said money is tool for human but it looks like the tool for evil to make us commit sins.
What the money is differs from person to person.
As a general rule, in current century is the modern way to enslave people (via banks/credit).
As a general rule, in current century is the modern way to enslave people (via banks/credit).
tool for humans to use as a medium of exchange.
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