6 ms·
That wasn't my point. An individual works for money in order to buy things. But we just have this system in place because labour needs to be done in order for u
by jackling 3y ago
That wasn't my point. An individual works for money in order to buy things. But we just have this system in place because labour needs to be done in order for us to survive. Labour makes goods and services that we need, society alloocates money so we can live. If we automate most labour away, then money doesn't need to exist as a system. It exist just to facilitate our current system of consumption and labour. When there is a dramatic shift to that system, we shouldn't fight the shift just because it will automate jobs away and make money less valuable, the system of allocate wealth needs to change to accomodate the shift.
I wasn't trying to say that people don't work for money fullstop, but rather that money isn't what people are trying to get ultimately. People want things, things that make people happy and alive. They get money in order to acquire those things.
- lc9er 3y agoAh gotcha. I understand what you mean. Though I don't know that I share your optimism. I fear the wealthy class will just squeeze and squeeze all the money and resources from everyone else, and make moving to a post-money system as painful as possible.