tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post106233210729216481..comments2023-08-20T05:42:42.803-06:00Comments on Of Dew and Donuts and Diatribes: Money for NothingBenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09916394486715539975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post-27365549757521834872007-11-29T14:08:00.000-07:002007-11-29T14:08:00.000-07:00How very philosophical of you! I guess the world y...How very philosophical of you! I guess the world you are proposing with the "free" space shuttle is essentially communism. Communism would actually be a great idea if everyone was sinless. Everyone would put it their share of work (like building space shuttles), for free, and in return everyone would be provided what they need (food, medical care, shelter, etc). People are sinful though, and that's why it didn't work. Capitalism, interestingly, is fueled by sin. Which works very well, because we all have lots of that. Alternatively one could have a barter system... I guess that's somewhere in between. You use, say, a laying hen as money. Which does have intrinsic value in and of itself, as opposed to paper or even coin money, which has value only if everyone agrees that it does. There are volumes of books about all this of course. Fascinating stuff.AndyOfVermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910891627103616545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post-35063781605675322832007-11-12T19:00:00.000-07:002007-11-12T19:00:00.000-07:00I don't think it's pointless; rather a good point....I don't think it's pointless; rather a good point. I always think about this. For some reason I always think about it in relation to gold and diamonds (I don't like gold or diamonds). They are worth so much yet what makes them any different than a plain old river rock? In the same way all money really and truly physically is, is paper. It's mind numbing to consider. All this weight and importance laid on inanimate things. Where's the sense in that? Good post.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619288792228194391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post-13453979909619652032007-10-29T15:29:00.000-06:002007-10-29T15:29:00.000-06:00I think this is a great post. I've come back to re...I think this is a great post. I've come back to read it a couple times, trying to get my thoughts around it. Personally, I hate money. I even (almost) feel like I do better with less. If I don't have it, I just can't have stuff so I don't bother wanting it and find better things to do with my time. The more I try to buy stuff and pay for stuff and even just want stuff, the more stressed out I get. I still am yet to read Walden's Pond. I should be a hippie. "The best things in life are free."JoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538979556081549617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post-51556299687370738772007-10-28T18:41:00.000-06:002007-10-28T18:41:00.000-06:00It's a funny thing to contemplate. All of us have...It's a funny thing to contemplate. All of us have heard the old saying, "Money makes the world go round.." and such, but could it really work without. It's a bit idealistic but if you could get everyone on board it just might. <BR/><BR/>Being a programmer I am always fascinated by the amount of freeware(free software) that is distributed on the internet. Sometimes even the smallest application takes a lot of hard work to develop and here people are , just giving it away. I'm all for it and for donating to those that do it, but sometimes it just blows my mind.Mac Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299099443253837423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266975.post-88163058471543302372007-10-28T14:51:00.000-06:002007-10-28T14:51:00.000-06:00I've been having these same sort of thoughts latel...I've been having these same sort of thoughts lately. They're kind of freeing don't you think?The Damselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383045946910969312noreply@blogger.com