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> What happened to us, as a society, that creates the expectation that a thing should be monetized? People need to put food on the table and provide for their
by mbesto 5y ago
> What happened to us, as a society, that creates the expectation that a thing should be monetized?
People need to put food on the table and provide for their families. How do you expect society to do so if members are just giving away their goods and services?
- cowbellemoo 5y agoWhat if some of what was given away to others was the food and provisions that families need?
- mbesto 5y agoThen you would have a bartering system like we had 100's of years ago. Here's my 6x beaver pelts for your knife. Do I need to explain to you how inefficient that is?
- steviesteveo1 5y agoObligatory plug for https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years There's no evidence to support Adam Smith's barter economies. It's obviously inefficient so the question is really why you'd think people would do it
- cat_adorer 5y agoNo, that's potluck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potluck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potluck), and, given its diversity across cultures and continued presence, it can't be very inefficient.
- mbesto 5y agoPotluck...are you serious? There's nothing efficient or inefficient about the concept of potluck. It's a cultural celebration, not a "I need this to provide sustenance to my being".
- cowbellemoo 5y agoWhat if it wasn't transactional and people were just given what they needed?