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> Money is a tool, a form of power. Money is also a simplifier of trade. I write software, my dentist fixes teeth. When I get a cavity and my dentist puts a fi
by ahomescu1 13y ago
> Money is a tool, a form of power.
Money is also a simplifier of trade. I write software, my dentist fixes teeth. When I get a cavity and my dentist puts a filling, I don't pay him/her by giving them code, I give them dollars instead.
Do I have power over my dentist, since I can choose to not give them money? Sure, but then he/she will also not fix my cavities.
- whytaka 13y agoMoney becomes a power if you have a lot. Money then becomes more than just a medium of exchange, it becomes a capacity of will.
- kstenerud 13y agoYou have the power to get your teeth fixed by someone. If you did not have money, you'd have to use other forms of power to get it done (calling a favor, threatening, bartering, etc), or perhaps you couldn't get it done at all because you lack any source of power that's sufficient.
- ahomescu1 13y agoNone of those other forms of power are as efficient or effective as money (in fact, money evolved from bartering as it was more efficient) except for violence. However, we have (or at least are trying) to move away from violence as a society.